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The pace of US inflation accelerated in June, further raising concerns about whether higher prices will prove temporary. Indonesia overtakes India as the epicenter for COVID-19 in Asia. The US expands its warnings to companies doing business in China’s Xinjiang region, calling investments there a potential threat.

Condition Updates

A rundown of important global developments in markets, in business, and region-by-region, as well as statistical risk assessments by country and by US state. 

COVID-19 and Vaccination Progress in COVID-19-Skeptical Countries

While most countries acted cautiously in early 2020, some adopted a much higher tolerance for risk, or denied that COVID-19 could emerge in their countries. Over a year on, the COVID-19 and vaccination record in these countries is mixed and often opaque. A brief survey examines the COVID-19 and vaccination outcomes in countries that adopted unconventional, avoidant, or simply repressive policies towards the novel coronavirus.

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