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TRANSATLANTIC NEWS

18 Aug

Chapter News, News

ECB | The AI Boom: Rational Enthusiasm or the Next Dot-Com Bubble?

Blog | The rise of AI has driven a blistering rally in the tech sector, bringing stock market valuations to levels last seen during the dot-com bubble. Although AI is reshaping the economy, do today’s high valuations bear the risk of an abrupt and painful setback in the euro area? Valuations on the US stock market, as measured by the CAPE ratio, are currently close to their historical peak. Euro area equity valuations have also risen, albeit to a lesser extent...

18 Aug

Chapter News, News

IMF | The Cost of Geoeconomic Coercion

Governments have good reasons to use tariffs or sanctions for geopolitical purposes but should consider the trade-offs. Governments worldwide increasingly are using economic policies, such as export bans, financial sanctions, and trade tariffs, to achieve noneconomic goals. The benefits of these geoeconomic policies can be significant, accomplishing a geopolitical purpose without threatening, or using, military force—and without the high human and economic costs of war. Perhaps the world should welcome this. Yet coercive policies can be costly for nations that impose...

13 Aug

Chapter News, News

ECB | Cash Remains Most Widely Accepted Payment Method in Euro Area

Overall, 92% of companies with physical points of sale accept cash Cash acceptance rebounds after decline observed during and after pandemic Cash widely valued for privacy and reliability, while acceptance of mobile payments rises sharply According to the latest survey on the use of cash by companies in the euro area published today by the European Central Bank, cash acceptance has rebounded slightly. In 2026, 92% of companies selling goods and services in physical locations in the retail trade, restaurants and cafés,...

13 Aug

Chapter News, News

European Commission | New Packaging Rules for Less Waste and Easier Recycling

From 12 August 2026, new rules on packaging and packaging waste apply in the EU. This will change the way products are packaged to protect the environment and people’s health. It will also create opportunities for businesses. Packaging uses large quantities of raw materials and generates waste that ends up in landfills or the sea. Some chemicals used in packaging can also be harmful. The new rules address these issues by setting requirements for the manufacturing and composition of all packaging placed on the EU market. They also require...

05 Aug

Chapter News, News

ECB | From Well to Pump: How Fuel Prices are Formed

Blog | Retail fuel prices have surged in 2026 following the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East, driving up euro area energy inflation. In this blog, we examine the factors that drive fuel price dynamics at the pump. Rising oil prices amid the conflict in the Middle East have put the public spotlight back on fuel costs and their potential impact on inflation. This blog post explains how changes in crude oil prices feed through to what consumers...

04 Aug

Chapter News, News

OECD | Headline Inflation Eased to 4.2% in June 2026, Reflecting a Temporary Decline in Energy Inflation

Year-on-year inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index declined to 4.2% in June 2026, down from 4.6% in May. Year-on-year inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined to 4.2% in June 2026, down from 4.6% in May (Table 1, Figures 1 and 2), following three consecutive monthly increases. Headline inflation declined in 20 OECD countries, rose in 6, and was stable or broadly stable in 12. In June, headline inflation...

UPCOMING EACC EVENTS

17 Sep

“Qué Será, Será” - Annual Economic Update with Chief Economists

05:30 PM - 08:00 PM

In a year defined by uncertainty, volatility, and shifting global dynamics, EACCNY organizes its flagship annual economic update, bringing together leading chief economists to assess what may lie ahead for the transatlantic economy.

21 Sep

Transatlantic Energy Strategies at a Turning Point: Markets, Geopolitics, and Infrastructure Investment Needs

08:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Global energy markets are undergoing a period of profound change. Geopolitical tensions, shifting supply chains, and the accelerating demands of the AI and digital‑technology revolution are reshaping how nations think about energy security, affordability, and long‑term resilience. As electricity consumption rises and competition for reliable resources intensifies, both Europe and the North America face pressure to diversify their energy mixes and modernize aging infrastructure.

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PARTNER EVENTS

01 Sep

Transatlantic Business & Investment Conference 2026

08:30 AM - 04:30 PM

Hosted by The Transatlantic Business & Investment Council | The TBIC Transatlantic Business & Investment Conference returns to Texas for its tenth anniversary edition.

09 Sep

WEBINAR | The EU Data Act - One Year On

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Hosted by Wilson Sonsini | On September 12, 2025, the EU Data Act introduced new obligations for companies that manufacture connected products, provide related services, offer cloud or SaaS services in the EU, or participate in EU data-sharing arrangements.

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MEMBER NEWS

18 Aug

Member News, News

Ashurst Perkins Coie | Transcending Borders: Employee Mobility Issues for Multinational Employers

What you need to know Where an organization wishes to engage or move personnel overseas, the most common structures include: Using an employer of record (EoR); Having the employee work remotely under the home country employment contract; Engaging personnel under an alternative working arrangement (e.g., as a contractor); Seconding personnel to a local entity; and Putting an employee on a leave of absence or the home country employment ceasing to operate and employing them with the local entity. Each of these...

18 Aug

Member News, News

Offit Kurman | AI, Data Breaches, and an Old Lesson from the Law of Bailment

OpenAI recently disclosed that, during testing of one of its frontier artificial intelligence models, AI agents working to solve assigned tasks found ways to access the internet and ultimately infiltrate the systems of another AI company, Hugging Face. They did so through pathways OpenAI's developers never intended them to reach. The incident quickly dominated technology and cybersecurity headlines. It also prompted OpenAI to send two of its security engineers to Black Hat USA 2026, one of the cybersecurity industry's...

17 Aug

Member News, News

IPTI | Property Tax in the News – August 2026

IPTI’s usual monthly newsletter – the “President’s Message” – contains, inter alia, some summarised news articles from around the world. This IPTI publication – “Property Tax in the News” – contains some of the more interesting news articles concerning property taxes in North America and Europe which is where many of our members have a particular interest. Links to these and more, similarly summarised, articles – from North America, Europe and around the globe – can be found in...

New Micropodcast Series: What’s Happening Across the Atlantic

The EACCNY is happy to announce the launch of its “What’s Happening Across the Atlantic” series, an initiative that aims to offer our members and wider audience hands-on updates on current affairs and policy developments on both sides of the pond. In these 3-5 minute segments, EU and US policy makers and experts along with a select group of EACCNY members will answer a single timely question: What’s Happening Across the Atlantic” focusing on a specific topic that is relevant to our audience.

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