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Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | June 02
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Brazil tariff threat escalates. Washington proposes 25% duties under Section 301, signaling trade enforcement is expanding beyond China into Latin America.
China tech surges....
The New Oil Kings: How the Hormuz Crisis is Shifting Power from Dollar to Yuan
The ongoing US- Iran confrontation has pushed the global energy market into a critical state, with Brent crude oil prices hovering $91- $92 per...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | May 26
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Peace talk optimism fades quickly. Dollar steadied and oil climbed back above $97 after a brief rally on Iran deal hopes, as Rubio...
Indonesia Targets Strong Economic Growth as Prabowo Pushes Fiscal Reform Agenda
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto unveiled ambitious economic growth and fiscal deficit targets for 2027 while promising reforms aimed at restoring investor confidence and strengthening...
China Confirms Boeing Jet Deal and Pushes for Extended US Tariff Truce
China confirmed plans to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft as part of broader trade understandings reached with the United States following recent talks between President...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | May 19
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Trump pauses Iran strike, markets bounce cautiously. Dollar steadied and Australian shares rose 1% after Trump delayed military action, though oil is still...
G7 Finance Ministers Discuss Economic Risks From Iran Conflict and Global Trade Fragmentation
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven gathered in Paris to address growing economic risks linked to the conflict involving...
EU Moves to Reduce China Dependency with New Supply Chain Diversification Rules
The European Union is preparing new rules that would require companies in the bloc to diversify their supply chains and reduce reliance on a...
China Pledges Seventeen Billion Dollar US Farm Goods Purchase Amid Trade Reset
China has committed to purchasing at least seventeen billion dollars worth of agricultural products from the United States over the next three years, according...
The Beijing Summit Missed the Trade Story That Actually Matters
America’s record services surplus and China’s quiet AI exports tell adifferent story than tariff politics
On the morning of 14 May 2026, Xi Jinping and...