Free Trial

MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS – US Daily Brief 18-05-22

Executive Summary:

  • It was an mixed evening for former president Donald Trump in the GOP primaries yesterday. Trump’s big win came in the form of ‘election denier’ Doug Mastriano in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial primary but Trump endorsees Madison Cawthorn and Janice McGeachin lost their races in North Carolina and Idaho.
  • On the Democrat side, John Fetterman took the nomination for the Pennsylvania Senate. Fetterman has broad appeal, and the open Pennsylvania Senate seat is the best chance for a Democrat flip in November.
  • 11:00 ET 16:00 BST: Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will host Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist at the Pentagon. Tomorrow, President Biden will host Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö and Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson at the White House. NATO accession will be on the agenda.
  • In an attempt to remove the final obstacle to Nordic NATO aspirations, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu at 10:00 ET 15:00 BST today.
  • Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has announced that he plans to support the nomination of Michael Barr to the Federal Reserve Board after torpedoing President Biden’s previous nomination, Sarah Bloom Raskin, in March.
  • Poll of the Day: Morning Consult says 'White Replacement Theory is more concerning than mass violence from white supremacists' amongst Republican voters.


Please find the full article attached below:

MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS – US Daily Brief 18-05-22 .pdf

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.