global trade and emerging markets
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Glossary: Trade and Emerging Market Terms
## Introduction This glossary provides clear definitions for key terms related to global trade and emerging market investing. Terms are organized alp...
Tracking WTO and Geopolitical Developments
## Why WTO and Geopolitical Monitoring Matters Trade policy changes can materially affect company earnings and sector valuations. When the US imposed...
Trade Financing and Letters of Credit
## Why Trade Finance Matters for Investors International trade creates a fundamental problem: a buyer in one country wants goods from a seller in ano...
Case Studies: NAFTA and USMCA Impacts
## NAFTA: A 25-Year Experiment in Regional Trade The North American Free Trade Agreement entered force on January 1, 1994, creating a free trade zone...
Using Trade Data Dashboards
## Why Trade Data Dashboards Matter for Investors Trade data reveals the movement of goods and services across borders, and these flows have direct i...
Global Logistics Bottlenecks
Global supply chains operate like a vast plumbing system connecting factories to consumers. When that system flows smoothly, goods move efficiently an...
Nearshoring and Manufacturing Relocation
The pandemic-era supply chain chaos and rising US-China tensions have accelerated a fundamental shift in how companies think about manufacturing locat...
Multinational Tax Changes and Trade
The rules governing how multinational corporations pay taxes are undergoing their most significant transformation in a century. The OECD's global mini...
Political Risk Insurance Tools
Investing in emerging markets offers growth potential that mature economies cannot match, but it comes with risks that balance sheets and income state...
Commodity Exporters vs Importers: Impact on the US
The global economy divides roughly into two camps when it comes to raw materials: countries that dig things out of the ground and grow them, and count...
Country Risk Assessment Framework
## Why Country Risk Assessment Matters Country risk encompasses the political, economic, and financial factors that can affect investment returns in ...
Emerging Market Debt vs. Equity Opportunities
## Risk and Return Differences: EM Bonds vs. EM Equities Emerging market assets offer US investors potential diversification benefits and access to f...
Capital Controls and Repatriation Rules
## What Capital Controls Are and Why Countries Use Them Capital controls are government-imposed restrictions on cross-border financial transactions. ...
Currency Pegs vs. Floating Regimes
## Exchange Rate Regime Fundamentals Exchange rate regimes define how a country manages its currency's value relative to other currencies. The choice...
Foreign Direct Investment and US Policy
## What Foreign Direct Investment Is and Why It Matters Foreign direct investment (FDI) represents cross-border capital flows where an investor in on...
Monitoring Import and Export Data Releases
Trade data releases move currency markets, affect sector valuations, and signal economic momentum changes. But the monthly trade report contains dozen...
Supply Chain Shocks and Reshoring Trends
When the container ship Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March 2021, it created **$9.6 billion** in delayed trade per day—a vivid dem...
Tariff Structures and Trade Agreements
When the US imposed a 25% tariff on steel imports in 2018, the average price of hot-rolled coil steel rose **38%** within six months—demonstrating how...
US Trade Deficit Drivers and Trends
The US trade deficit reached **$773 billion** in 2023—a number that dominates headlines but often gets misinterpreted. Understanding what drives this ...
Balance of Payments and Current Account Basics
Every dollar that crosses the US border gets recorded somewhere. When Americans buy German cars, Chinese electronics, or Mexican produce, those transa...