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MNI POLITICAL RISK - First GOP Presidential Debate Tonight

Executive Summary:

  • The first Republican presidential debate will take place this evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eight candidates will attend but former President Donald Trump will skip the debate and air an interview recorded with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
  • President Biden will attend the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi in September to, "discuss a range of joint efforts to tackle global issues."
  • US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo had a "productive discussion" with Chinese ambassador Xie Feng yesterday ahead of her trip to China next week.
  • Former President Trump has called for a 10 percent tax on all foreign imports.
  • The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced yesterday that workers voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new labour agreement with UPS.
  • US Trade Rep Katherine Tai will meet with European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis in India today as negotiators struggle to resolve a steel-and-aluminium dispute ahead of an October deadline which may prompt a return to the punitive tariffs.
  • The New York Times yesterday published an critical assessment of the war in Ukraine based upon US security and defence intelligence.
  • Poll of the Day: American fears of recession continue to recede.

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