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Executive Summary:

  • Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to deliver duelling speeches on the economy this week.
  • Harris told donors in New York City yesterday that a Harris administration would bolster investment in Artificial Intelligence and crypto, muscling in on a sector Trump has been courting for months.
  • Harris and Trump are considering "60 Minutes" interviews that would air back-to-back on Oct. 7.
  • Harris scored a huge fundraising win in August, taking in nearly USD$190 million to Trump’s USD$45 million.
  • Congressional appropriators released a 49-page continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown on October 1.
  • Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argued in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that, “the data suggest that we’re on the path to a soft landing.”
  • The Harris campaign has issued a memo outlining how Democrats should capitalise on the scandal surrounding Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) in the critical swing state of North Carolina.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kicked-off his US trip yesterday with a tour of a munitions factory in Pennsylvania. The Ukrainian President will address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday before meeting with Biden and Harris on Thursday. After the White House meetings, Zelenskyy says he will release details of his plan to end the war.
  • Tensions in the Levant remain extremely high amid the risk of a regional escalation.
  • Poll of the Day: The New York Times has published another trend-defying set of swing state polls.

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Executive Summary:

  • Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to deliver duelling speeches on the economy this week.
  • Harris told donors in New York City yesterday that a Harris administration would bolster investment in Artificial Intelligence and crypto, muscling in on a sector Trump has been courting for months.
  • Harris and Trump are considering "60 Minutes" interviews that would air back-to-back on Oct. 7.
  • Harris scored a huge fundraising win in August, taking in nearly USD$190 million to Trump’s USD$45 million.
  • Congressional appropriators released a 49-page continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown on October 1.
  • Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argued in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that, “the data suggest that we’re on the path to a soft landing.”
  • The Harris campaign has issued a memo outlining how Democrats should capitalise on the scandal surrounding Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) in the critical swing state of North Carolina.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kicked-off his US trip yesterday with a tour of a munitions factory in Pennsylvania. The Ukrainian President will address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday before meeting with Biden and Harris on Thursday. After the White House meetings, Zelenskyy says he will release details of his plan to end the war.
  • Tensions in the Levant remain extremely high amid the risk of a regional escalation.
  • Poll of the Day: The New York Times has published another trend-defying set of swing state polls.

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