Tagged: tariffs

June 5, 2025 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a rapidly evolving global economic landscape, understanding U.S. trade policy and its implications is critical for investors, businesses, and policymakers. The Citi Institute’s recent update, part of its Invest USA series, offers a deep dive into the current U.S. tariff regime, ongoing trade negotiations,… Read More

May 31, 2025 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, highlighted growing concerns over global financial stability driven by sharp shifts in U.S. trade and security policies. These abrupt changes have triggered significant market volatility and heightened uncertainty, posing risks to both Swedish and global financial systems. Coupled with this,… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent report titled Global Economic Outlook & Strategy: The Global Imprint of U.S. Tariffs — Calm Before the Storm, Citi Research, led by Chief Economist Nathan Sheets, provides a sobering analysis of the global economic landscape in 2025, with a particular focus on… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from MillTechFX reveals finance professionals at corporates are increasing their FX hedge ratios and lengths to “protect their finances from tariff-driven volatility.” The most common changes to FX hedging programs in light of tariff-driven volatility are “increasing hedge lengths (54%) and increasing hedge ratios… Read More

April 18, 2025 @ 9:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Smart Controls, a solution developed by Paystand, a blockchain-enabled B2B payments provider, helps companies navigate tariffs, In the wake of escalating market fluctuations driven by the Trump administration’s updated tariff policies, midsized companies face unprecedented supply chain shifts—tariffs have become the new black swan. As… Read More

April 14, 2025 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

As tariffs roil the markets and the Trump administration continues to deliver mixed messages as to its ultimate goal, investors are looking for safety and opportunity. Panic is never a good option and individual investors always need to consider their personal situation and timeline. While… Read More

April 11, 2025 @ 2:40 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ruslan Lienkha, YouHodler’s chief of markets, answered some questions about Bitcoin this week. Could BTC’s recent movement signal a shift in how institutional investors treat Bitcoin (as a risk asset, hedge, or both)? “Bitcoin is often viewed as a hedge or “digital gold” primarily by… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was posited earlier today, President Trump had a choice of taking the path of cutting deals with countries interested in negotiating trade agreements or making tariffs an ongoing policy and cratering the economy. Fortunately, the White House decided to pause tariffs for 90 days… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Global markets have been in upheaval since President Trump’s Liberation Day, which slapped tariffs on just about all trading partners. Volatility has been spurred by market rumors as the message from the White House has been mixed. At times, it appears that the Trump White… Read More

April 5, 2025 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global venture capital landscape in Q1 2025 has split sharply into two worlds: artificial intelligence (AI) and everything else. According to PitchBook’s latest First Look datasets, AI continues to dominate VC funding, claiming an unprecedented 57.9% of total capital deployed worldwide. This surge was… Read More

April 5, 2025 @ 1:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In its March 2025 edition of Bobby’s Crypto Aggregate, CoinGecko dives into a crypto market grappling with macroeconomic turbulence and fierce competition between centralized and decentralized exchanges. Authored by Bobby Ong, the research report captures a pivotal moment in Q1 2025, where President Donald Trump’s… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, CI shared a number of comments from Fintech executives sharing their opinions on President Donald Trump and his “Liberation Day” tariff policy. The President signed an Executive Order addressing what is described as “structural asymmetries,” which will “no longer be tolerated.” The CEO of… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, President Donald Trump outlined his plan to impose tariffs on most of the world. With a few exceptions, just about every country will be impacted by the White House’s decision. Markets reacted as expected, tanking as the anticipation of trade disruptions and price increases… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 7:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump followed through on his threat of global tariffs today. In a White House garden presentation, the President announced “Liberation Day,” declaring that the US would no longer idly accept tariffs from other nations but would match them instead. Trump declared that these… Read More

February 10, 2025 @ 8:56 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the tumult over tariffs caused some market fluctuations this week, a pair of industry executives believe all signs point positive for cryptocurrencies. Galxe cofounder Charles Wayn said this week’s market volatility doesn’t detract from what has been a historic bull. “Certain geopolitical tensions and… Read More