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Cyber risks overshadow China-US summit

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CHINA/US

Cybersecurity tensions in the China-US relationship.

Overvalued tech stocks are not the largest market risk

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UNITED STATES

While markets are vulnerable to a sharper unwinding of bullish bets on the tech sector, comparisons with the 2000 dotcom bubble are misguided: Big Tech firms enjoy a stronger…

US government tightens grip on corporate cybersecurity

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US

This follows the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline in May. As criminal and state-sponsored cyberattacks intensify, the administration is focusing on threats to US critical…

Absence of price pressures checks central bank hawks

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INTERNATIONAL

The impact of persistently low inflation on the pace of monetary policy 'regime change' in most countries.

SVB failure spells contagion but not systemic risk

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INT

The Federal Reserve (Fed) yesterday announced emergency measures to backstop banks facing short-term liquidity pressures, in order to forestall bank runs like those which…

US LNG exports will see difficult price environment

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UNITED STATES

Liquified natural gas in a low oil price environment.

Ultra-fast fashion risks eroding sustainability gains

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INT

Brands in this segment of the textile and apparel industry such as the Chinese Shein and the US Fashion Nova saw their profits grow sharply as consumers cut spending and shopped…

High US government debt does not itself raise risks

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UNITED STATES

Some economists are suggesting that, over the longer term, this could cause financial markets to stop buying US debt and charge prohibitively high rates, and cause the dollar to…

FTC pick adds force to Biden's antitrust agenda

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UNITED STATES

Khan's unexpected appointment came five days after the House of Representatives introduced antitrust legislation that could break apart Amazon's control of its e-commerce…

ECJ ruling further dims EU-US data protection outlook

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EU/US

The ECJ ruling could add to potential disruptions to transatlantic commercial data flows arising from the EU's developing data protection regime that a study for the US Chamber of…