★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeReal Estate & Construction China’s Real Estate Recovery Slow to Trigger New Construction, Developers Begin New Fundraising Efforts The first expansion of China's real estate sector since 2021 coincided with a better-than-expected first quarter GDP reading this week, indicating…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 20, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsPolitics & Policy China’s Diplomatic Onslaught Likely Key to Sustaining International Growth of Yuan-Denominated Payments China's efforts to build inroads with large emerging market economies has been supercharged by renewed diplomatic efforts across western Asia…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy China Financials Unbowed by Western Banking Turmoil, De-Dollarization in Asia Begins Taking Shape While shares of US and European banks have been roiled by liquidity concerns and failures or near-failures of several banks…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 22, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeⓁ Saudi ArabiaPolitics & Policy Saudi Arabia Settles Conflict With Iran, Expands Chinese Relations and Non-Oil Business Activities Saudi Arabia's seven-year diplomatic freeze and proxy conflict with Iran appears to have come to an end after China brokered…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 16, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarkets China’s COVID Wave Abates, Clearing the Way for a Post-Lockdown Burst in Consumer Spending Much has been made of China's re-opening, which spurred commodities prices higher and brightened growth prospects for the global economy.…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 13, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMonetary Policy Emerging Markets Off to a Strong Start in 2023, Leveraging Weak Dollar and China Rebound Emerging markets disappointed once again last year as growth crumbled and a persistently strong Dollar subdued sentiment. Those trends may…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 1, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeFinanceMonetary Policy As USD Continues to Crack, China and Others Wage War on Dollar Dominance in Global Trade A weakening Dollar throughout the second half of 2022, and into the new year, has coincided with a ramping up…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 18, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeLabor, Education & DemographicsPolitics & Policy China’s Year of Protest Continues to Threaten Growth Targets, Culminates in Anti-Lockdown Demonstrations Widespread protests have broken out across China in opposition of yet another bout of lockdowns in the world's second-largest economy.…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 29, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeLabor, Education & DemographicsPolitics & Policy Hong Kong Stocks Continue Slipping Lower, Offices Hemorrhage Tenants Amid Corporate Exodus On the heels of a controversial Communist Party Congress in mainland China, shares of Hong Kong listed firms suffered from…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 3, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeLabor, Education & DemographicsReal Estate & Construction Perpetual Population Decline May Compel Hong Kong Officials to Relax Restrictive COVID Policies Hong Kong has continued to enforce a strong spate of pandemic restrictions to try and maintain COVID-19 cases in the…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 19, 2022