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China's foreign and defence ministers were in Jakarta Friday for talks with their Indonesian counterparts to seek greater political and military cooperation days after a joint navy drill Taiwan blasted as a "provocation".
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
As for how to invest, Barry and Hunter recommend holding on to 2-year/10-year “steepeners,” meaning is a bet that longer-term Treasury prices will underperform their shorter-term counterparts, driven by more supply and inflation concerns.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Reports in Canadian media also suggested that Canada's chief negotiator, Janice Charette, warned her US counterparts, external that the new tariffs could put further trade negotiations at risk if they are enacted on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
According to Sheinbaum, U.S. authorities have not provided their Mexican counterparts with sufficient evidence to warrant the governor’s detention or extradition to the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
By then, Fuchs had returned home to England, and Lamphere reached out to his counterparts in MI5, the British equivalent of the FBI, to track him down.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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