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More Trump tariffs and huge protests in Islamabad Andrew Sheves Good morning. Three headlines for you. Citing the flow of drugs and migrants across the US border, President-elect Trump threatened additional tariffs of 25% on Mexico and Canada and 10% on China. These appear to be in addition to the blanket 10% tariffs Trump plans to impose on all imports and 60% on Chinese goods. [SOURCE - Bloomberg] In Pakistan, protestors demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan have reached the central D Chowk square in Islamabad. The situation is tense and fluid, and what happens next is uncertain but Khan has asked his supporters to occupy the center of Islamabad until their demands are met. The BBC has live coverage here. ...

SITREP for Nov 19 2024 Andrew Sheves Good morning. Two quick headlines worth noting. An undersea cable between Germany and Finland was severed on Monday. The German Defence Minister noted that “nobody believes that these cables were cut accidentally”. [SOURCE - BBC] Note - Russia is the likely culprit here, and this fits with Moscow’s larger ‘hybrid war’ strategy they are pursuing across Europe.* See the **Washington Post *for more. ...

Decis SITREP for Nov 11, 2011 Andrew Sheves Good morning and welcome back to the Decis Daily SITREPS. (What are these?) Please thank a Veteran for their service today. Commodity and Rate Snapshot 🛢️** Crude Futures (WTI)** $69.02 🚢 Containers (FBX Index) $3,564.2 💵 **USD:EUR ** $1.066 (Price of 1EUR in USD) ₿ Bitcoin $82,102.88 As at Nov 11, 07:00ET -Data is illustrative, not for decision-making. Financial data via Bloomberg, Freightos and AlphaVantage ...