MNI BRIEF: PBOC To Curb Any Yuan Overshot : PBOC Zou

MNI: GERMANY OCT EXPORTS -2.8% M/M (VS FCST -2.6%)

MNI BRIEF: BOJ Tankan: Business Inflation Expectations Solid

MNI: PBOC Net Injects CNY14.2 Bln via OMO Friday

MNI: PBOC Sets Yuan Parity Higher At 7.1876 Fri; -1.22% Y/Y

MNI BOJ DEC TANKAN LARGE MFG INDEX +14; SEPT 13; MEDIAN +12

MNI: SPAIN NOV HICP +0% M/M, +2.4% Y/Y

MNI: FRANCE NOV HICP -0.1% M/M, +1.7% Y/Y

MNI: SWEDEN NOV UNEMPLOYMENT 7.4%

MNI EXCLUSIVE: EU-Mercosur Deal Close, But Likely Short-Lived - Officials

AUSTRALIA: 2025 Election Outcome Looking More Uncertain According To Newspoll

© 1982-2024 MNI. All rights reserved.
Terms | Privacy
Log Out
Free Trial

Biden To Meet Stoltenberg Amid Mixed Reports Of Ukraine Counteroffensive

NATO

President Biden is scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House in around one hour.

  • The meeting comes amid speculation over who may replace Stoltenberg when he completes his term in October. Stoltenberg has extended his mandate three times since taking office in 2014 and, although he has stated his intention to step down, it is possible he may may be asked to stay temporarily due to a lack of an obvious replacement.
  • Biden has so far been non-committal about either of the two frontrunners, Danish PM Mette Fredericksen and UK Defence Minister Ben Wallace.
  • The prevailing wisdom is that the ideal candidate would be a female head of state or highly qualified government official from Central/Eastern Europe.
  • The two leaders will also discuss the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius where allies of Ukraine are expected to announce a significant new package of aid for Kyiv.
  • The meeting also comes amid mixed reports of the early effectiveness of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. US officials have cautioned against reading too much into early operations. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed, during expansive remarks today, that the offensive had been unsuccessful: LINK
Energy BulletsPolitical Market NewsCommodities
Energy BulletsPolitical Market NewsCommodities

To read the full story

Close

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.