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New Lockdown Fears Prompt Global Financial Shifts

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The stocks have been under pressure since the Federal Reserve's recent meeting on monetary policy. Incapital Chief Marketing Strategist Patrick Leary said the election has the potential to create further economic instability, along with the recent gridlock between political parties over another economic recovery package, according to FT.

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Things worth reading: 17th February 2017

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … Clearing houses saddled with ‘too-big-to-fail’ tag US banks ‘wasting billions’ trying to track crime Struggling European banks see light at end of low-rates tunnel Deutsche Boerse boss insists insider trading claims ‘unfounded’ Donald Trump’s policies risk sending US economy back to (..)

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Key Components of a Strong Sanctions Compliance Program

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Create an effective sanctions program Considering the current economic and political environment, it is crucial that financial institutions maintain a strong sanctions compliance program (SCP). Would you like others articles like this in your inbox? The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S.

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US Economy Up As Europe Declines Amid COVID Resurgence

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executives expected more stimulus payments, a lessening of pandemic restrictions and political calm, WSJ reported. A solution the group is putting forward is for government and business leaders to fight protectionist trade policies. Any figure greater than 50 indicates an increase in economic activity.

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China Mulls Relaxing Rule On Tech Transfers By Foreign Investors

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has with China, as the two countries are embroiled in a trade war that has resulted in tit-for-tat tariffs. The draft law also prohibits local government from putting on the books policies and practices that infringe on the legal rights and interest of foreign investors or create illegal barriers to enter or exit the market.

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Global supply chain risk and resilience

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Supply disruptions caused by systemic shocks such as Brexit, Covid and Russia-Ukraine tensions have catapulted the issue of risk in global supply chains to the top of policy agendas. It then proposes a risk-reward framework for thinking about when policy interventions are necessary. Rebecca Freeman and Richard Baldwin.

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Trade Disputes Have US Exporters Shifting Their Strategies

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are shifting their business strategies in response to trade tensions and regulatory uncertainty. Seventy-one percent said the shifting global economies are a hurdle, and nearly 40 percent report feeling uncertain about changes in global trade agreements and U.S. trade policies. 5), revealing in its survey of 500 U.S.-based

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