★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy UAW Maintains Strong Leverage in Auto Negotiations, But Stakes are Massive for Big Three’s EV Plans The ongoing UAW strike is once again set to expand on Friday if no breakthroughs are made at the negotiating…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 28, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Rallying Crude Prices Push Drillers Toward Boom in Upstream Spend, But US Risks Being Left Out New oil and gas projects are being given the go-ahead around the world in the wake of rapidly-rising energy prices.…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 27, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Potential Government Shutdown May Risk Further Deterioration of US Creditworthiness The US government has until the end of the week to pass twelve appropriations bills that will constitute its budget…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 26, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Manufacturing & LogisticsTransportation UAW Strike to Expand by Friday, Eventual Agreement Could Carry Inflationary Implications With 12,700 US auto workers now on the picket line, the UAW may have enough funds to sustain those striking workers…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 21, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Biotechnology & HealthcareTechnology Robotic Surgical Procedures on the Rise as MedTech Firms Raise New Funds and Seek New FDA Approvals A new fundraising round by the UK's CMR Surgical, valuing the company at $3 billion, has foisted focus back onto…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 20, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsPolitics & Policy Cannabis Banking Bill Breaks New Ground in the Senate, Likely to Pass if Filibuster-Proof Majority Holds With the SAFE Banking Act now entering a markup by the Senate Banking Committee, the bill has achieved a new…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 19, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Japan and South Korea Expand Defense Spend, Countering Chinese Air Aggression and Russian Ties Aggressive air maneuvers by Chinese warplanes near Taiwan have punctuated the PLA's largest ever military exercises in the Pacific Ocean. China's air forces…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 18, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary Policy Bank Deposits Show No Sign of Rebound, Rising Credit Rejection Rates Could Crunch Profits US bank deposits dipped to their lowest level since May in the most recent week of data, signaling that a…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 13, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Booming NATO Drills to Test the Power of Rising Defense Budgets, Bolster Readiness for Russian Confrontation Ongoing joint military exercises in the Baltic Sea are setting the stage for NATO's massive Steadfast Defender event next year, which…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentⓁ Uranium Growing Nuclear Plant Longevity to Spur Uranium Demand, But Embattled Suppliers Create Uncertainty New projections for nuclear power utilization indicate demand for uranium could double by 2040. These projections are bolstered by the expanding…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 11, 2023