Daily Brief | June 16 2025

✅ In China, May activity indicators showed mixed signals, with a slowdown in industrial production and an unexpected rebound in consumption. ✅ G7 leaders began their annual talks on Monday amid the backdrop of wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, heightening global economic uncertainty, while host country Canada seeks to avoid confrontation with U.S. President Donald Trump. ✅ President Trump has ordered an expansion of deportation efforts, calling for the “largest mass deportation operation in history.” Cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York are key targets, despite protests, with a focus on areas of high undocumented immigrant concentration.