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EIB | At COP30, EIB Group to unveil range of global climate initiatives

• EIB Group to activate series of projects to step up fight against climate change and nature degradation. • Initiatives to increase clean energy, forests and biodiversity worldwide to be announced at UN climate conference in Brazil. • Support for women entrepreneurs in Amazon region also planned. The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group will unveil a series of initiatives to accelerate the fight against global warming at the 30th United Nations climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil running from today until 21 November....

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Bannockburn Capital Markets | Deal to Re-Open the US Government Helps Boost Risk Appetites

Overview: The prospect that the longest US government shutdown in history may end in the next few days has bolstered risk appetites, driven equities broadly higher and left the dollar non-plussed. The greenback is mixed against the G10 currencies. The Japanese yen, which appears have been dragged lower by the jump in US rates. The dollar-bloc currencies and Scandis are leading the move against the dollar. Among emerging market currencies, the Indian rupee, Turkish lira, Thai baht, and a few...

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Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar: Preparedness = Proactive Planning and Preparation

In this week’s Roar: More on the U.S.-China trade deal, the latest Logistics Manager Index, the October PMI, shifting air freight markets, and thoughts on supply chain disruption. We noted last week that President Trump and President Xi reached a trade deal addressing several issues, and more details have been published. These include China lifting its export controls on rare earths and critical minerals, suspending tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, resuming soybean purchases, and stopping semiconductor investigations. Both sides agreed to delay the...

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GDLSK | IEEPA Litigation Update

On November 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (24-1287), and Trump, President of U.S. v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. (25-250), cases brought by five importers and by several states challenging the Administration’s reliance on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad tariff measures.  The oral argument lasted nearly three hours with the justices posing pointed questions to both sides.  Three justices were clearly skeptical that IEEPA confers upon the President the power...

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European Commission | EU supports the clean transition with over €358 million of investment in 132 new projects across Europe

The Commission has granted today more than €358 million to 132 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action. The allocated amount represents more than half of the €536 million total investment needs for these projects – the remainder coming from national, regional and local governments, public-private partnerships, businesses, and civil society organisations. LIFE projects play a significant role in the EU's transition to a clean, circular and resilient economy, helping safeguard and restore the EU's biodiversity, supporting industrial...

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European External Action Service | EU investments in defence: Council and Parliament agree to support faster, more flexible and coordinated investments in European defence

The Council and the European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on measures to incentivise defence-related investments in the current EU budget to implement the so-called ReArm Europe plan, an EU initiative to increase defence spending and strengthen the EU’s military capabilities. The agreement includes a landmark decision to associate Ukraine to the European Defence Fund, underscoring the EU’s enduring commitment to Ukraine’s security, resilience, and gradual integration into the European defence industrial base. “The agreement reached today on incentivising defence-related investments in...

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CLA | From Assessment to Action: Bridging AI Governance and IRM Technology

AI policies are meaningful when they lead to specific obligations and control activities. Consider mapping policies and controls to your standards and regulations. Assessments surface gaps. Action closes them. After an AI governance assessment, many financial institutions see similar findings. Ownership is unclear. No single inventory exists. Validation practices vary by team. Third-party oversight is uneven. The path forward is to translate these findings into a simple operating model supported by the right technology. Start with the source of truth: The AI inventory Every...

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ECB | Credit Ratings: How the ECB strives to properly account for climate risks

By Anamaria Piloiu, Oleg Reichmann and Florian Resch Climate risks affect credit ratings. And these, in turn, influence how banks can use securities as collateral to borrow money. This post takes a closer look at how the Eurosystem integrates climate change risks into its own collateral framework, through the credit risk channel. Central banks must prepare for the financial risks that come with rising temperatures and fast-evolving green policies. In the Eurosystem, we are actively working to ensure that the euro...

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Vulcan View: The latest EU developments 3 November – 7 November

European Parliament prepares to push back on EU-U.S. tariff deal The European Parliament’s trade committee plans to toughen its stance on the EU-U.S. Trade and Tariffs Deal, setting the stage for a potential political fight over how far Brussels should go in accommodating Washington. Meeting on 4 November, the International Trade (INTA) Committee debated its draft report on the July 2025 deal struck between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland. The agreement caps most U.S. tariffs...

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European Commission | EU is progressing towards its 2030 climate and energy goals while tackling high energy prices, State of the Energy Union Report 2025 shows

Today, the Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2025 and the accompanying Climate Action Progress Report 2025. They show the significant strides the EU has made in transitioning to a robust and integrated Energy Union by progressing on the clean energy transition with more renewables, addressing high and volatile energy prices and affordability, and further reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is increasing competitiveness, decarbonisation and strengthen energy security and independence reducing EU's reliance on imported fossil fuels. The reports confirm once again that the EU...

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