Julien Chaisse

law professor @CityUHongKong 🇭🇰 | columnist @fDiIntelligence | chief editor @JWITBrill & @Data_and_Policy | arbitrator @CIArb @difc @ihkiac @officialaiac

[Julien Chaisse @JChaisse]

🆕 The Advanced Introduction to International Commercial Contracts is now available from Edward Elgar, timed for the start of the academic year.
Hardback: https://t.co/jVJJOWNqDz
Paperback: https://t.co/Pm5Qs1Qaw7
e-Book: via eBooks, Google Play, VitalSource, Kortext.

[*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone]

U.S. JOINS JAPAN TO SUPPORT YEN

The U.S. Treasury reportedly bought yen alongside Japan for the first time in over a decade, according to the Financial Times, as officials sought to halt the currency’s sharp decline.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also appeared to signal intervention plans in meeting notes. Japan reportedly intervened again Friday and said it remains ready to use additional tools to support market stability.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI-focused hedge fund, Situational Awareness LP, has approached lenders and investors for ad-hoc capital and asset sales after heavy leverage and a sharp July sell-off, per FT

[*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone]

CHINA PUSHES BACK ON U.S. TARIFFS

China has rejected U.S. tariffs tied to forced labor allegations, calling on Washington to remove the measures.

Beijing said it remains open to trade talks based on mutual respect and equality, but warned it will closely monitor U.S. actions and reserve the right to respond if necessary.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Senior Iranian officials have told Reuters that Iran has paused strikes as long as the U.S. will, but voiced skepticism over the longevity of such a dynamic.

[*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone]

TASNIM NEWS AGENCY SAYS OIL TANKER EXPLODES AFTER HITTING NAVAL MINE IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ

[Conflict Radar @Conflict_Radar]

NEW: Saudi strikes now reportedly targeted Yemen's Kamaran Island - Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

A mixed bag in the Red Sea: several tankers have U-turned and some Asian refiners are already making arrangements to pick up Saudi crude in the Mediterranean. But also a few other oil tankers have crossed the Bab el-Mandeb unharmed, and more are heading toward the chokepoint.

[jck✨ @Alea_]

🛑 QATARENERGY PREPARING TO EXTEND FORCE MAJEURE ON LNG INTO MID-OCTOBER.

[First Squawk @FirstSquawk]

U.S. CRUDE FUTURES SURPASS $90/BBL, FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE 11

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre and Iranian news outlets, a vessel 70nm west of Al-Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia was struck by an unknown projectile and is currently on fire. This comes following the Yemeni Houthis’ pledge to blockade vessels traveling to and from Saudi ports via the strategic maritime choke point of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, after tensions between the nominal holders of power in Sanaa and Riyadh turned kinetic in the past few weeks.

[Julien Chaisse @JChaisse]

9/9 TINA connects tariff and NTM data with bilateral trade flows. It also maps agreements. Users can assess tariff offers and study preference erosion after LDC graduation:

https://t.co/kRSpD9mqXu

EGM details: https://t.co/flnX95GvFt

#InvestmentTreaties #TradeAgreements

[Julien Chaisse @JChaisse]

7/9 This part of my remarks will draw on findings from my open access article, “Investment Facilitation Agreements and Treaty Function Reordered”. It asks what these agreements are designed to do and how they reorder treaty function.

https://t.co/WvSJnK2ygO

[Julien Chaisse @JChaisse]

1/9 On July 24, I will speak at an Expert Group Meeting hosted by United Nations ESCAP on investment provisions in trade agreements for graduating #LDCs in Asia and the Pacific. 5 of the region’s 10 LDCs are expected to graduate next 3 years.

➡️doi:10.1017/S0020589326101365

[Julien Chaisse @JChaisse]

9/9 TINA connects tariff and NTM data with bilateral trade flows. It also maps agreements. Users can assess tariff offers and study preference erosion after LDC graduation:

https://t.co/kRSpD9mqXu

EGM details: https://t.co/flnX95GvFt

#InvestmentTreaties #TradeAgreements

[Julien Chaisse @JChaisse]

1/9 On July 24, I will speak at an Expert Group Meeting hosted by United Nations ESCAP on investment provisions in trade agreements for graduating #LDCs in Asia and the Pacific. 5 of the region’s 10 LDCs are expected to graduate next 3 years.

➡️doi:10.1017/S0020589326101365

[Julien Chaisse @JChaisse]

8/9 ESCAP has done a fantastic job on Legal TINA and TINA. Both are already widely used by policymakers. More academics and researchers should use them in teaching and treaty research. Legal TINA lets users search and compare treaty texts:

https://t.co/J2ZU3OLxJA