Goodbye Green Deal/F2F The EU’s ruling elites are still assessing the impacts of yesterday’s victories by conservative parties that they had derisively called “far right,” anti-democratic, and anti-EU ahead of the election. The results and especially the loss by the Greens certainly means the end to the Green Deal and Farm to Fork. Other issue impacts are less certain. Most European conservatives are more nationalistic and want a harder line on China, but Hungary’s Viktor Orban was softer on Russia and China than other incumbents. But even Orban’s Fidesz party incurred losses against Peter Magyar and the Tisza party, which campaigned against corruption. Some European analysts like Adam Tooze wonder if th...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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