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MNI POLITICAL RISK - Raimondo Concludes Productive China Trip

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  • US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will conclude a four-day China trip today which opened key new lines of communication despite an exchange of rhetoric yesterday after the Secretary suggested that investing in China has become “risky” for US businesses.
  • Experts have warned that new measures to lower prescription drug costs, announced by President Biden yesterday, are unlikely to have a significant effect on prices.
  • House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), the number two Republican in the House, has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.
  • Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will face another test of his disaster response skills when Hurricane Idalia make landfall today.
  • DeSantis has presented a problem for the White House by rejecting federal energy incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act.
  • A new USD$250m security assistance package for Ukraine brings total aid to Ukraine close to the USD$47 billion limit authorised by Congress last year, raising the prospect of another tussle between the White House and Ukraine-sceptic House Republicans.
  • Poll of the Day: A Trump pollster has warned of a surge a support for Nikki Haley after the first Republican Presidential debate.
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