Some speculated, and others hoped, that Donald Trump’s promises of brutal tariffs were merely an election-winning tactic to frenzy his domestic fanbase. But on 1 February 2025, less than two… read more →
To discuss these potential implications and explore how a second Trump presidency will reshape global trade, finance, and geopolitical dynamics, Trade Finance Global spoke with Rebecca Harding, Economist at Rebecanomics; Robert Besseling, CEO at Pangea Risk; Alyssa DiCaprio, former Chief Economist at R3; and Simon Everett, Trade Policy Expert on the day the results were announced.
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has brought instability to global currency markets, as the newly elected president threatens sweeping tariffs against major trading partners. These changes are a likely response to Trump’s threat of implementing tariffs of up to 25% on Canadian and Mexican imports.
In light of Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau resigning as his party’s leader in early January, and with Mexico’s President Sheinbaum only holding office since October, Donald Trump may be facing an entirely new set of neighbours upon taking office at the end of the Month.
To discuss these potential implications and explore how a second Trump presidency will reshape global trade, finance, and geopolitical dynamics, Trade Finance Global spoke with Rebecca Harding, Economist at Rebecanomics; Robert Besseling, CEO at Pangea Risk; Alyssa DiCaprio, former Chief Economist at R3; and Simon Everett, Trade Policy Expert on the day the results were announced.
The conversation surrounding real-time payment systems is evolving quickly, and nowhere is this more evident than in the dynamic between RTP (Real-Time Payments) and FedNow, two significant players within American… read more →
The Regulated Settlement Network (RSN) Proof-of-Concept (PoC), unveiled Thursday 5 December, aims to change how tokenised securities and central bank and commercial deposits could utilise shared ledger technology to enhance… read more →
“The United States must lead when it comes to cross-border payments, to maximise the chances that any new systems with significant international usage reach the quality and standards we prefer,”… read more →
This is one of the most consequential US elections in history, which has been mainly determined by what’s at stake in an ideological or geopolitical domain. But we at TFG… read more →
According to exit polls, 31% of Americans cited ‘the economy’ as their biggest concern when voting – the second highest factor after 34% responding ‘state of democracy’. Trump’s popularity must,… read more →
