Weekly Perspective

  It has been quite a challenging week with the Elections in Germany; The Race to replace PM Suga in Japan; The rise of China; The Biden Agenda;   The Post COVID Economy as Central Bankers began tightening again; The Fiasco with France and as the UN General Assembly came to a close.    We present the following "Outsider Wall" as we gear up for a very busy quarter before us: World Xi Jinping may be the world’s fiercest tiger parent The Chinese president’s ambitions for the state means each month brings a new, landscape-altering surprise from Beijing SEPTEMBER 25, 2021   by Leo Lewis Global Economy Evergrande’s troubles show China is just as susceptible to capitalism’s ill effects The question is whether Xi Jinping will intervene to bail out indebted companies or let defaults spike SEPTEMBER 27, 2021   by Ruchir Sharma World Moqtada al-Sadr seizes the moment ahead of Iraq elections Populist cleric viewed in west as potential buffer against Iran determined to cement power SEPTEM

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As a new week dawns, our team pulled together an "Outsider Wall" of the week that was as the World continues to present profound challenges.      On the US Political Scene, it was a week that saw California Governor Newsom beat back a challenge to be ousted from office.   COVID continues to wreak havoc in the South as Fires continue to rage in throughout the West in the United States. This is as the Southern Border in Texas has been hit with a deluge of people trying to cross into the United States.    Redistricting battles are also beginning as the US Census Bureau in the United States released the official census data.    here was also a celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords--as rifts developed between Western Allies in the aftermath of the new Pact signed between the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.    This was also a week wherein Washington the fallen of COVID-19 in the United States were remembered. Beyond The Shores of the Unite