2026 Trade Values P2 :)

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Timestamps:

(00:00) - Welcome

(00:42) - Part Two Setup

(02:31) - Lula at Fifteen

(05:17) - Macron Debate

(09:57) - Noboa and Ecuador Crime

(11:47) - Uzbekistan Rising

(13:28) - Uzbek Reforms Deep Dive

(17:28) - Japan New Prime Pick

(21:46) - Denmark and Greenland Standoff

(24:03) - List Mixup and Denmark

(25:17) - Xi Jinping Rising

(26:53) - Xi Strengths and Risks

(31:28) - Javier Milei Debate

(34:08) - Rapid Fire Picks

(37:42) - Top 10 Countdown

(38:01) - Guatemala and Singapore

(39:25) - Meloni and Sheinbaum

(44:11) - Modi in Top Five

(47:59) - Wrap and Next Part

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