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MNI POLITICAL RISK - Treasury Sec Yellen To Travel To China

Executive Summary:

  • US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will this week visit China for the first time as Treasury chief as the Biden administration intensifies actions to diffuse tensions with Beijing.
  • Former President Donald Trump has held his second major rally of his 2024 presidential campaign, using a speech in Pickens, South Carolina, to accuse federal law enforcement of corruption and President Biden of accepting bribes from foreign nations.
  • President Biden has a busy week of European diplomatic engagements ahead of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 11-12.
  • President Biden has pledged new actions on student debt following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his executive action to relieve student debt.
  • Tim Sheehy (R), a former businessman and soldier, has formally announced his bid to run against Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) in the crucial Montana Senate race.
  • The Wagner Group’s insurrection against the Russian military leadership has led to a drop in US perceptions of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hold on power.
  • Poll of the Day: Public confidence in the US government has declined sharply in recent years.

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