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• [New] Under a new Buy Canadian Policy, Crown corporations, like Canada Post, will be required to purchase from Canadian suppliers when domestic suppliers are available. CUPW
• [New] The Albanese Government has today introduced legislation to further protect Australians from threats posed by state sponsors of terrorism. Mirage News
• [New] China's economy has major structural challenges that will constrain growth, and its current economic strategy, which is rooted in pursuing technology leadership, is depressing growth due to industrial-policy waste and growing tensions with trading partners. Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | ITIF
• [New] An alternative China policy would foreground internationalism, global cooperation, and multilateral efforts against climate change, public health dangers, and global inequality. Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | ITIF
• [New] Government-issued digital dollars could compete with stablecoins, which earn profit for their private issuers from the interest on U.S. bonds and other securities backing consumer accounts. The Intercept
• [New] A significant shift in U.S. policy involves direct government equity investments in critical mineral projects to ensure strategic supply access while sharing commercial risks with private investors. Discovery Alert
• [New] The EU general government deficit is expected to increase from 3.1% of GDP in 2024 to 3.4% by 2027, partly due to an increase in defence spending. Yahoo Finance UK
• [New] Britain plans to carry out the most significant reform of its asylum policy in modern times by making refugee status temporary and quadrupling the wait for permanent settlement to 20 years, as the Labour government confronts a broken asylum system that has fueled support for right-wing parties. CNN
• [New] BRICS + nations, major commodity consumers and raw material suppliers, could gradually reduce dollar reliance through trade policy collaboration, like rerouting G7 exports or using currency swaps. EconoWit
• [New] Massive government spending and regulation cuts could potentially save $1 trillion or more each year. / USA CNN
• [New] The British government says it will launch the largest overhaul of asylum seeker policy in modern times, drawing inspiration from Denmark's approach, which is one of the toughest in Europe. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• [New] The U.S. Geological Survey has published its final 2025 list of 60 critical minerals vital to the U.S. economy and national security and vulnerable to supply chain disruption. Supply Chain Dive
• [New] The Chinese government has defined outer space as a new strategic frontier essential to national security and plans to ramp up large-scale investment. The Economy
• [New] We see global government bond supply as fairly stable in 2026 and biased towards the short-end, which should be broadly supportive for rates and spread product. TD Securities
• [New] The boom in military expenditures, as is also the case in Europe, will mostly be spent buying US equipment and will divert government revenues from funding health, education, and social services for the poor, as well as from adequate investment for addressing the environment. Portside
• [New] The Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow remarkable during the forecast period due to the increase in demand for drone delivery services and the growing government investment for the development of drone technology. Precedence Research
• [New] Issuers who are considered systemic at launch, or who transition from the FCA's non-systemic regime, will initially be able to hold up to 95% of backing assets in short-term UK government debt in order to support their viability as they grow. JD Supra
• [New] Restricting holdings of sterling-denominated UK government debt to short-term maturities only will ensure consistency with emerging regimes in other jurisdictions. JD Supra
• [New] Maintaining confidence in the dollar will necessitate addressing fiscal responsibility, managing national debt, and carefully recalibrating foreign policy tools, especially sanctions, to remain effective in a world less reliant on dollar rails. BRICS
• [New] The diminishing reliance on the dollar could undercut the effectiveness of U.S. sanctions, a potent foreign policy tool, as sanctioned nations find new financial channels. BRICS
• The MTCR remains an important component of U.S. national security policy by preventing the proliferation of missiles and related technologies that adversaries could use against the United States and its allies. United States Department of State
• The longest - ever U.S. government shutdown will likely delay October CPI and retail sales data. BlackRock

Last updated: 19 November 2025