★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Renewed SPR Sales Slash US Crude Stocks, New Data Signals Stronger Global Crude Demand After just twelve weeks of halted sales from the US's strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), government supplies are once again falling…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 13, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsPolitics & Policy China’s Diplomatic Onslaught Likely Key to Sustaining International Growth of Yuan-Denominated Payments China's efforts to build inroads with large emerging market economies has been supercharged by renewed diplomatic efforts across western Asia…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Politics & PolicyTechnology China’s Dwindling Chip Trade Could Play a Significant Role in Potential Taiwan Incursion China has initiated new military drills around Taiwan, focusing on precision strikes and a potential encirclement of the island. An…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 10, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Global Defense Budgets Continue Rising as Protraction of Russia-Ukraine Conflict Appears Inevitable US efforts to aid Ukraine's war effort have been boosted by another $2.6 billion in equipment and weaponry. The vast…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 5, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy OPEC+ Catches Crude Markets Off Guard with Latest Output Cuts, Rising Prices Create Inflation Risk For US Surprise oil production cuts by Saudi Arabia and other nations affiliated with the OPEC+ syndicate pushed crude futures higher to start…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 3, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefensePolitics & PolicyTechnology New Space Race Enters Next Stage With Moon Missions on Deck, Private Contractors Taking Larger Role As the US approaches its first manned mission to the moon in more than five decades, private firms like SpaceX,…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 29, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy China Financials Unbowed by Western Banking Turmoil, De-Dollarization in Asia Begins Taking Shape While shares of US and European banks have been roiled by liquidity concerns and failures or near-failures of several banks…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 22, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeⓁ Saudi ArabiaPolitics & Policy Saudi Arabia Settles Conflict With Iran, Expands Chinese Relations and Non-Oil Business Activities Saudi Arabia's seven-year diplomatic freeze and proxy conflict with Iran appears to have come to an end after China brokered…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 16, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefensePolitics & PolicyTechnology Space Force Budget Boost Likely to Secure More Contracts for Satellite Manufacturers Later today, President Biden will propose a federal budget allocation for the fiscal year 2024. Among other line items, the Space…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 9, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Politics & PolicyTechnology TikTok May Soon Face US Reckoning, Revitalizing Beaten Down Tech and Social Media Competitors TikTok, the most widely used and downloaded app around the world, may soon be facing a ban in the United…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 8, 2023