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Pompeo Criticism Of China Also In The Mix

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Contact flags a Nikkei story as another risk-negative factor. The story notes "U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has laid the groundwork for an ideological contest in Sri Lanka and the Maldives that Washington is spoiling to wage against the Chinese Communist Party -- between democracy and tyranny."

  • Although I would lean more towards outright tech weakness in the wake of big tech after-market earnings/Nasdaq e-mini range break as the driving force behind recent trade.
  • A reminder that Pompeo may not be the the Secretary of State in the wake of the election and he is a well known China hawk.
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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