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Curated coverage for trade with top developments, timeline context, and connected threads.
Why the Red Sea Rerouting Has Permanently Changed Global Supply Chains
The Red Sea shipping rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope has been in place for 16 months. Here is why the supply chain changes it created are becoming permanent regardless of whether the crisis ends.
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19 updatesThe Amazon Is Burning Again — and the EU-Mercosur Deal Is About to Make It Worse
Early dry season fires are already appearing in the Amazon as the EU-Mercosur trade deal enters force. Environmental groups say the deal will accelerate what they call the 'chain saw clause.'
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Houthi Drones Over the Red Sea: The New Threat That's Costing Shipping Companies Billions
Houthi drone and missile attacks on Red Sea shipping have now been going on for 16 months. Here is the cumulative economic cost and why EUNAVFOR ASPIDES hasn't stopped them.
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What Schrödinger's Cat Has to Do With the Iran War Oil Market — The Trader's View
Oil market analysts are invoking Schrödinger's cat to describe the impossible position traders are in right now. Here is what they mean and what it tells us about oil prices for the next three months.
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The Chinese Bike That Made It to Indiana (and Why US Tariffs Are Making It Even More Expensive)
An Indiana bicycle company tried to bring manufacturing back to the US. Trump's tariffs are hitting their Chinese-made components hard. Here is the paradox of reshoring under a tariff regime.
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The EU Recipe for Trade Deals: Go Easy on Beef, Go Hard on Wine. Here Is Why That Makes Perfect Sense
The EU's approach to free trade agreements systematically protects European wine, spirits, and specialty foods while conceding on commodity beef. Here is the political logic behind the asymmetry.
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The Port of Rotterdam Is Emptier Than It's Been in Years — Here Is Why
Europe's busiest port has seen a significant decline in traffic since the Iran war began. Here is what the shipping data tells us about the real economic impact.
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The Energy Traders Who Are Getting Rich from Your Pain
As European households face record energy bills, energy traders are recording their best returns since 2022. Here is how the market is working and why governments aren't stopping it.
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The EU-Mercosur Deal Goes Live in Five Weeks: What It Means for Your Food and Your Farmers
The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement enters provisional application on May 1. Here is what it means for European food prices, European farmers, and the Amazon rainforest.
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The WTO's Last Stand: Can Trade Rules Survive Trump's Tariff War?
The WTO Ministerial Conference in Cameroon is meeting as the US unilateral tariff regime threatens the entire rules-based trading system. Here is what is at stake.
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European Parliament: March II Plenary Week Delivers Busiest Legislative Schedule of 2026
The March 25-26 Brussels plenary session was among the most legislatively productive of the year, covering AI, water quality, trade, and multiple co-decision procedures.
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EU Parliament Votes on Turnberry US Trade Deal Ratification This Week
MEPs debate and vote on two implementing regulations from the July 2025 EU-US Turnberry Framework as Washington warns Europe over LNG access.
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WTO MC-14 Opens in Yaoundé: Global Trade System at a Crossroads
The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference opens in Cameroon as EU trade delegates push for Uzbekistan's accession and defend multilateral rules against unilateral US tariffs.
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EU-Mercosur Agreement to Provisionally Apply from May 1, 2026
After decades of negotiations and a year of legal finalisation, the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement will begin provisional application in less than five weeks.
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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: EU Extends Scope to Downstream Goods
A new amendment to the CBAM regulation, currently in parliamentary committee review, would extend the carbon tariff to downstream goods and add anti-circumvention measures.
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Airbus Defends European Aviation After US Tariff Probe Launched Against Aircraft Imports
Airbus and European aviation industry groups respond to US Section 232 investigation into commercial aircraft imports as transatlantic trade tensions escalate.
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Brexit's Ongoing Cost: UK-EU Trade Review Shows Sustained Economic Divergence
A comprehensive analysis of UK-EU trade five years after Brexit shows persistent reductions in goods trade that have not been offset by services gains or new third-country deals.
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EU-Mercosur Agreement to Provisionally Apply from May 1, 2026
After decades of negotiations and a year of legal finalisation, the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement will begin provisional application in less than five weeks.
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WTO MC-14 Opens in Yaoundé: Global Trade System at a Crossroads
The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference opens in Cameroon as EU trade delegates push for Uzbekistan's accession and defend multilateral rules against unilateral US tariffs.
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EU Parliament Votes on Turnberry US Trade Deal Ratification This Week
MEPs debate and vote on two implementing regulations from the July 2025 EU-US Turnberry Framework as Washington warns Europe over LNG access.
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