Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week.
Global Spotlight
Brexit Delay Is on the Way. British lawmakers have given Prime Minister Theresa May a mandate to ask the European Union to delay Brexit. The question is, how long of a delay?
How to Read the North Korean Impasse. Recent activity pointing to a potential satellite launch in the wake of the failed summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, is raising concern that North Korea’s diplomatic track is breaking down.
The Rocky Path to a Post-Bouteflika Algeria. A surprise announcement this week that longtime President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika will not run for a fifth term in the now-postponed Algerian presidential election is kicking off what will likely be a lengthy and tumultuous political transition.
China’s New Foreign Investment Law Is Put to the Test. Chinese legislators sped up approval of a highly-anticipated foreign investment law this week. By putting a stronger emphasis on equal treatment for foreign investment, intellectual property protection and promises to bar forced technology transfers and corporate espionage, the legislation addresses many of the core complaints that the White House has raised to justify its trade war with China.
Stratfor.com
Economic Calendar
Briefing.com has a good U.S. economic calendar for the week. Here are the main U.S. releases.
Briefing.com
Last Weeks Numbers
Review Last weeks numbers here.
Over the past 90 days.
