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ECB’s Guindos: The regulator is close to achieving inflation target

ECB’s Guindos: The regulator is close to achieving inflation target

Luis de Guindos, the Deputy President of the European Central Bank (ECB), stated that the Eurozone is nearing its inflation target due to reduced energy costs and the stronger euro. “The disinflationary trend is continuing,” he stated during an interview with Bloomberg TV. “Sooner or later, we will...
Japan’s Exports Falter as Global Demand Weakens and Yuan Strengthens

Japan’s Exports Falter as Global Demand Weakens and Yuan Strengthens

Japan’s exports decelerated sharply in April, extending a trend of sluggish overseas shipments that has clouded prospects for its modest economic recovery. While discussions have largely centered on U.S. tariffs, the real story lies in a confluence of factors—from weak global demand and a stronger...
US Importers Scramble to Secure Bonded Warehouses Amid Tariff Turmoil

US Importers Scramble to Secure Bonded Warehouses Amid Tariff Turmoil

U.S. importers are in a race against time to convert traditional storage facilities into bonded warehouses as mounting tariff uncertainty and cash‐flow pressures threaten to disrupt supply chains. With duties on Chinese‐origin merchandise lingering near 30 percent and the prospect of higher levies...
China Trims Key Lending Rates to Spur Sluggish Growth

China Trims Key Lending Rates to Spur Sluggish Growth

China’s central bank announced on May 20, 2025, a modest reduction in its benchmark lending rates, marking the first cut since last October. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) lowered the one‑year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) by 10 basis points to 3.00 percent and trimmed the five‑year LPR by the same...
EU Ban on Brazilian Poultry Exports: Causes and Wider Implications

EU Ban on Brazilian Poultry Exports: Causes and Wider Implications

When Brazil confirmed its first outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on a commercial poultry farm in Rio Grande do Sul in mid-May 2025, it immediately triggered a cascade of trade restrictions across major import markets. Among the most impactful was the decision by the European...
G7 Finance Chiefs Prioritize Non-Tariff Unity with U.S. to Tackle Global Economic Challenges

G7 Finance Chiefs Prioritize Non-Tariff Unity with U.S. to Tackle Global Economic Challenges

G7 finance leaders are convening in the Canadian Rockies this week with a renewed emphasis on building consensus with the United States over non-tariff issues—a strategy driven by concerns that escalating tariff disputes risk undermining broader Western solidarity. While headline attention...
Global Plastics Supply Chain Disrupted as China Imposes Steep Anti‑Dumping Duties

Global Plastics Supply Chain Disrupted as China Imposes Steep Anti‑Dumping Duties

On May 18, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced anti‑dumping duties of up to 74.9 percent on imports of polyoxymethylene (POM) copolymers from the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Taiwan. The final rates, following a year‑long investigation that began in May 2024, impose duties...
Investors Voice Growing Alarm Over U.S. Fiscal Trajectory

Investors Voice Growing Alarm Over U.S. Fiscal Trajectory

Moody’s Investor Service’s decision on May 16, 2025, to downgrade the U.S. sovereign credit rating from “Aaa” to “Aa1” has amplified worries among bond market participants about the sustainability of America’s fiscal trajectory. This move by Moody’s, the final major ratings agency to cut its...
Moody’s Strips U.S. of Final Triple‑A amid Deepening Deficits and Political Gridlock

Moody’s Strips U.S. of Final Triple‑A amid Deepening Deficits and Political Gridlock

In a move that underscores mounting concerns over America’s fiscal trajectory, Moody’s Investors Service on Friday downgraded the United States’ sovereign credit rating from its century‑old pinnacle of Aaa to Aa1. The decision marks the first time Moody’s has removed the U.S. from its top-tier...
90-Day U.S. Tariff Truce Staves Off Mass Layoff Threat in China

90-Day U.S. Tariff Truce Staves Off Mass Layoff Threat in China

Chinese factories, battered by sky‑high import duties, are breathing a tentative sigh of relief after the United States agreed to suspend its steepest China‑targeted tariffs for 90 days. Announced on May 12 following intensive trade talks in Geneva, the pause reduces levies on goods from a peak of...
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