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The year 2025 marked a turning point for the global economy. Between trade shocks, Chinese overcapacity and geopolitical tensions, companies must redefine their strategies. In this article, our experts analyze the challenges of 2026 and the resilience needed to face the turbulence ahead.
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Two years ago, on November 19, 2023, the Galaxy Leader, a Bahamian-flagged roll-on/roll-off ship chartered by the Japanese company Nippon Yusen, was attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea. Less than two months after the start of the conflict between Hamas and Israel, this episode marked the beginning of a series of more than 100 attacks on commercial vessels in the area, claimed by the Yemeni organization in support of Hamas.
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Last December, the European Commission approved a support plan for the wine industry, which is facing unfavorable economic conditions and growing structural difficulties. Although substantial, this plan only addresses part of the problem for the time being, overlooking the decline in European consumption and export difficulties.
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U.S. business bankruptcies just hit their highest level since 2014. Our North America economist Marcos Carias explains what’s driving the surge and whether tariff pressures, supply and demand woes, and retail digitalization could push numbers higher.
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Faced with the explosion of AI, data centers are experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by record investments, particularly in the United States. But can this frantic race deliver on the promise of a sustainable transformation of the economy, or does it expose the sector to new risks and major imbalances?
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On Oct. 30, Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met for the first time since 2019, on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea. The two powers reached a tactical agreement allowing the United States to gain time to diversify its sources of rare earth supplies and China to manage deflationary pressures and pursue technological self-reliance.
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What do consumer demand, stock prices and household balance sheets have in common? Quite a lot, actually - and it may all be tied to Artificial Intelligence. Our North America economist Marcos Carias dives right in.
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Wood has been added to the growing list of products subject to specific tariffs in the United States. These new measures could reshape sourcing strategies and pricing dynamics for importers and manufacturers. Find out what this could mean for your business.
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