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Growing US Republican Taiwan focus may provoke Beijing

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US/TAIWAN

Separately, five Republican senators, led by Florida's Marco Rubio, wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on February 7, requesting she invite Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen to…

Prospects for the US economy to end-2019

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PROSPECTS H2 2019

Prospects for the US economy to end 2019.

The White House needs the Pentagon on board on Taiwan

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UNITED STATES

Burns stressed his belief that Xi may be dissuaded from meeting that deadline by Moscow’s military experience in Ukraine, adding to administration comments that an invasion of…

Ukraine raises questions about US use of force

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UNITED STATES

Determination to avoid a direct clash between US and Russian forces limits Biden’s options for the Ukraine crisis. It also raises questions about the circumstances under which he…

COVID poses long-term US education and earning risks

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UNITED STATES

Many school districts are now opening online, with a hybrid model or completely in-person. This comes as COVID-19 is creating a US childcare crisis that will have immediate and…

Student debt may be the next financial crisis

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UNITED STATES

Student loans are the second-largest source of household debt in the United States. About one-fifth of those with student loans are in default, a total of some 8 million mostly…

US investors will keep buying European football clubs

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US/EUROPE

Ratcliffe, who already controls clubs in the top French and Swiss leagues, will be an enthusiastic advocate for the fast-spreading multi-club business model pursued primarily by…

US infrastructure cybersecurity is improving slowly

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US

Much of this work must be done by subnational and private sector actors, including companies, and state and local governments. The latter have made measured progress on ramping up…

US opioid curb will see health law spats

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UNITED STATES

This followed Attorney General Jeff Sessions on February 27 announcing the Prescription Interdiction and Litigation task force, the latest government move to push back against…

US Fed policy focuses on 'rational inattention'

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UNITED STATES

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in late August that it is important to change the way people consider inflation, noting that when inflation is high, people and firms incorporate it…