FCI releases 2024 factoring annual review, receivables volumes growing to €3.66 trillion
Against a backdrop of uneven economic recovery and supply chain fragmentation, we saw a recalibration of global trade in 2024 […]
United States
New York adopts UCC Article 12, modernising law for digital asset transfers and electronic records
Albany, NY – New York legislators have approved Assembly Bill A3307A, a broad update to the state’s Uniform Commercial Code
Uber weighs stablecoins for cross-border transfers as cost and efficiency pressures mount
Uber Technologies is evaluating the potential use of stablecoins to facilitate cross-border payments, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced at the Bloomberg
Reflections on uncertainty, digitalisation, and cooperation at the BAFT Global Annual Meeting 2025
BAFT (the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade) held its Global Annual Meeting last week in Washington, DC. Over four
Allianz Trade unpacks outcomes of US trade deals with China, UK, and Gulf States
A new report from Allianz Trade outlines the near-term implications of three major trade agreements signed by the United States
Triple-A streak ends: Moody’s cites ‘Deterioration in Debt Affordability’ in US rating downgrade to AA1
In a significant move that signals growing concerns about America’s fiscal trajectory, Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States government’s long-term
A maritime blackout due to Trump tariffs: Unprecedented halt of Chinese vessels at California ports
The maritime landscape of the United States West Coast has entered uncharted territory with zero cargo vessels leaving China for California’s top busiest ports last week, a scenario unseen since the pandemic’s early days.
US and China reach preliminary trade deal after Geneva talks
US and China reach preliminary trade deal in Geneva—first major breakthrough since tariffs. Details expected at joint briefing on 12 May.
US and UK move closer on trade with first post-tariff deal, cutting duties on cars, steel and ethanol
The United States and the United Kingdom have agreed in principle to a bilateral trade deal that reduces key tariffs
The Day After: Global trade in freefall
The framework that once held global trade together no longer fits the reality it’s supposed to support. The assumptions that