Trade
How to trade surprise economic data
The past 18 months or so have been dominated by the release of economic data, with traders and investors looking…
Standard Chartered and IFC renew commitment to boost global trade by $6bn
Standard Chartered and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have announced the signing of a $700m investment in the IFC’s Global…
Which countries rely on Russian trade?
A UN vote concluded on 2 March 2022, overwhelmingly condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It also demanded a full…
The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on trade
In 2020, many economies around the world contracted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a large number of macroeconomic factors…
How supply chains became headline news
A strange thing has happened over the past two Covid-affected years. On top of the tragic death toll and lives…
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Supply Chain Vulnerability Index shows wide gulf between US and China
Supply chains have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic over the past two years. Now, as many countries in…
The relationship between trade and investment in the UK
The UK typically has a trade deficit for goods and a trade surplus for services, meaning it imports more goods…
Who will be the supply chain winners and losers in 2022?
Global supply chains have been in a state of disruption for the past few years due to a combination of…
Brexit, two years on – so far, so bad
After years of political wrangling following the Brexit vote in June 2016, the UK formally exited the EU on 31…
An olive branch or Trump Mk II: How have US global relations changed under Biden?
When Joe Biden was sworn into the presidency on the west front of the US Capitol in Washington on 20…