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EMERGING MARKETS: Global news - September 10

EMERGING MARKETS
  • US – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will face off Tuesday night in Philadelphia for their first and potentially only debate before the November election, a high-stakes opportunity with the potential to further upend an already tumultuous race. The debate, set in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, is a crucial test for the vice president and former president.
  • US/CHINA – Chinese and American military commanders overseeing operations in the South China Sea had their first conversation since such talks were suspended following then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in 2022. Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, held a video call with Wu Yanan, commander of the Southern Theatre Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, according to statements from both sides.
  • CHINA (MNI Beijing) – China's exports rose for the fifth consecutive month by 8.7% y/y in August, beating the 6.6% market consensus and accelerating from July’s 7.0%, data released by Customs on Tuesday showed. Imports grew by 0.5% y/y, down from July's 7.2% increase and missing the 2.3% forecast. Imports increased 2.5% y/y over the Jan-Aug period, slowing from 2.8% between January and July. China’s trade surplus in the first eight months hit $608.5bn, with August contributing $91.02bn.

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