This Week in Trade

📦 Trade rules are shifting again. The US is reopening the future of the USMCA, the EU-US Turnberry Agreement has entered into force, and WTO reform discussions are back on the agenda. Welcome to This Week in Trade #17 , your quick, curated briefing on the latest developments in global trade, supply chains, customs, and international economic policy. This week, George Riddell unpacks the US decisi...

⚖️ Trade compliance is tightening fast. New customs rules, steel measures, export controls, and tariff threats are reshaping global trade. Welcome to This Week in Trade #16, your quick, curated briefing on the latest developments in global trade, customs compliance, supply chains, and international economic policy. This week, George Riddell breaks down the major regulatory changes taking effect on...

🔋 Supply-chain resilience is moving from ambition to policy. The G7 is setting concrete diversification targets for critical minerals, the EU is preparing one of the most significant customs modernisation efforts in years, and major trade agreements continue to reshape market access around the world. Welcome to This Week in Trade #15 , your quick, curated briefing on the developments shaping glob...

⚙️ Trade and technology policy are becoming increasingly intertwined. New restrictions on Chinese firms, tougher EU carbon and investment screening rules, and major developments in digital trade are reshaping the global business environment. Welcome to This Week in Trade #14 , your quick, curated briefing on the developments shaping markets, supply chains, technology governance, and international...

🛃 Trade compliance is moving to the forefront. New US tariff proposals, tougher customs enforcement, and stricter steel origin rules are raising costs and compliance obligations across global supply chains. Welcome to This Week in Trade #13, your quick, curated briefing on the developments shaping markets, supply chains, and international economic policy. This week, George Riddell examines propos...

⛏️ Economic security is driving trade policy. Critical minerals, tariff disputes, and WTO reform are moving to the centre of the global trade agenda. Welcome to This Week in Trade #12, your quick, curated briefing on the developments shaping markets, supply chains, and international economic policy. This week, George Riddell examines the Quad's $20 billion critical minerals initiative, the lat...

🚢 Trade diplomacy is back in the spotlight. APEC ministers are assessing a slowing regional outlook, major trade agreements are moving forward, and governments are tightening the rules around market access, preferences, and competition. Welcome to This Week in Trade #11 , your quick, curated briefing on the global trade developments shaping markets, supply chains, and international economic polic...

🌏 Trade diplomacy is shifting again. The US and China are reopening commercial channels, pharmaceutical firms face a potential 100% tariff shock, and new trade corridors are emerging between the UK and the Gulf. Welcome to This Week in Trade #10, your quick, curated briefing on the global trade developments shaping markets, supply chains, and international economic policy. This week, we unpack th...

⚠️ Trade tensions are escalating again. The G7 is targeting industrial overcapacity, US tariff battles are back in court, and the EU is rewriting key supply chain compliance rules. Welcome to This Week in Trade #9, your quick, curated briefing on the global trade developments shaping markets, supply chains, and international economic policy. This week, we unpack the outcomes of the G7 trade summit...

🌍 Tariffs rise, compliance tightens, and the race for Africa accelerates. Welcome back to This Week in Trade Briefcast , your fast, focused roundup of the global trade shifts shaping policy, supply chains, and business decisions. This week, trade tensions resurface as the US signals new tariffs on EU autos while offering relief to UK whiskey. At the same time, enforcement risks are climbing. Viet...

🌍 Back with This Week in Trade Briefcast! Your quick, curated roundup of the latest global trade developments shaping supply chains, policy, and business decisions worldwide. This week, we unpack a growing shift toward strategic trade coordination. The US and EU launch a transatlantic critical minerals partnership, North America gears up for a high-stakes USMCA review, and Washington advances dyn...

🌍 Back with This Week in Trade Briefcast! Your quick, curated roundup of the latest global trade news, supply chain shifts, and trade policy developments shaping business decisions worldwide. This week, we unpack the major forces reshaping international trade: the IMF cuts its global growth outlook as conflict weighs on the world economy, the US and China escalate their AI chip and export control...

🌍 Back with This Week in Trade Briefcast! Your quick, curated roundup of the global trade developments shaping supply chains, policy, and business decisions. This week, we unpack a growing shift toward trade as a tool of economic security and geopolitical leverage. China introduces sweeping new powers to protect its supply chains and counter foreign pressure, the UK explores mechanisms to respond...

This Week in Trade #4: Trade Retaliation, Carbon Border Costs, and Supply Chain Security🌍 Back with This Week in Trade Briefcast! Your quick, curated roundup of the global trade developments shaping supply chains, policy, and business decisions. In this episode, we unpack a major escalation in trade tensions as the United States expands its Section 232 tariff regime across pharmaceuticals and met...

🌍 Back with This Week in Trade Briefcast! Your quick, curated roundup of the global trade developments shaping supply chains, policy, and business decisions. In this episode, we unpack the outcome of the WTO’s MC14 in Yaoundé, which ended in deadlock amid deep divisions between major players,including the US, India, Brazil, and China. As multilateral negotiations stall, a group of 66 members move...

This Week in Trade #2: Slowing Trade, Critical Minerals, and MC14 🌍 Welcome to This Week in Trade Briefcast! Your quick, curated roundup of the global trade developments shaping supply chains, policy, and business decisions. In this episode, we unpack the latest outlook from the World Trade Organization projecting a slowdown in global merchandise trade growth to 1.9%, alongside major geopolitical...

Together with Goyder Ltd’s George Riddell, the Geneva Trade Platform launches a new weekly audio series bringing you a quick, curated round-up of the most important stories shaping global trade including those you may have missed. Designed for practitioners, policymakers, and the business community, this short briefing focuses on the developments impacting supply chains, investment decisions, and...