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Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar – The Peak Season Confidence Report, a growing China-EU bond, China’s new overland route, Mexico’s plans to impose new tariffs, and opportunities still exist in air cargo.

According to a 2025 Peak Season Confidence Report, 84% of industry leaders believe their supply chain systems are ready for peak demand, representing a significant improvement over last year. Additionally, fewer leaders anticipate tough conditions for the remainder of the year. This likely indicates investments in technology integration and workforce strategies, such as cross-training and early seasonal hiring, are working. Supplier diversification is now a core strategy for many, with companies focusing on data interoperability and real-time visibility rather than...

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Vulcan View: The latest EU developments 1 September – 5 September

EU-US tariff deal faces tough opposition in the European Parliament On 28 August, the European Commission officially tabled a new legislative proposal to eliminate tariffs on a range of industrial goods from the United States. The move, stemming from the EU-U.S. tariff deal and the Joint Statement of 21 August, seeks to de-escalate trade tensions between the two major economic blocs. However, the proposal faces a significant hurdle as it enters the EU’s legislative process, with opposition mounting from key political...

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Wilson Sonsini | EU Court Upholds the Validity of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

On September 3, 2025, the EU General Court (the General Court) (the second-highest court in the European Union (EU)) upheld the validity of EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) in Philippe Latombe v European Commission (T-553/23). This decision is good news for companies transferring personal data to the U.S. as it offers welcome certainty for U.S. companies self-certified to the DPF, allowing them to continue receiving EU personal data without relying on alternative data transfer mechanisms, such as Standard Contractual Clauses...

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IMF | How Stablecoins and Other Financial Innovations May Reshape the Global Economy

By Gita Bhatt,  Head of Policy Communications, IMF Policymakers will need to achieve a difficult balance between benefits and risks while safeguarding both individual consumers and financial stability Three years ago, Finance & Development devoted a full issue to anticipating “The Money Revolution,” driven by innovations in finance, such as crypto assets. That revolution is now unfolding. This issue of F&D looks at the new frontiers of finance, where technology, data, and changing societal values are reshaping how people and institutions move money and trade financial assets,...

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ECB | The digital euro: ensuring resilience and inclusion in digital payments

Introductory statement by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Brussels, 4 September 2025 It’s my pleasure to be back for our regular update on the digital euro. This is the ECB’s fourteenth exchange of views on the digital euro with this Committee. I have personally had the honour of addressing you five times. Our previous discussions covered a wide range of issues, including the preservation of...

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Cilcare appoints Camille Rochmann as Evidence, Value & Access Senior Manager

Montpellier, France, September 4th 2025 : Cilcare, a biotechnology company specializing in auditory sciences, is pleased to announce the appointment of Camille Rochmann, PharmD, as Evidence, Value & Access Senior Manager. In this role, Camille will lead Cilcare’s strategy for evidence generation and market access, ensuring that innovation in hearing health is supported by robust data and aligned with regulatory and payer expectations from the earliest stages of development. Camille brings over seven years of experience at Sanofi, where she worked...

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European Commission | EU proposes Mercosur and Mexico agreements for adoption

The European Commission has put forward its proposals to the Council for the signature and conclusion of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and the EU-Mexico Modernised Global Agreement (MGA). These landmark deals form a critical part of the EU's strategy to diversify its trade relations and strengthen economic and political ties with like-minded partners around the world. These partnerships will create billions of euro's worth of export opportunities for EU companies of all sizes, contribute to economic growth and competitiveness,...

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European Commission | EU completes proposal for the 2028-2034 EU long-term budget

Today, the Commission has adopted a second package of seven sectoral proposals completing the framework for the next long-term EU budget for 2028–2034. These legal acts complete the MFF 2028-2034 proposal, and cover the following areas: • The Single Market and Customs Programme; •  The Justice Programme; •  The Euratom Research and Training Programme; •  The Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning; •  The Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania (Ignalina programme); •  The Decision on the Overseas...

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Transatlantic Trade Monitor: Facts You Need Now | Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Ruling Deeming Tariffs Under IEEPA Unlawful

By Jamey B. Collidge, Ryan M. Graham, Ryan Last, and Charlene C. Goldfield On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade, holding that President Trump overstepped the authority provided by Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs aimed at addressing drug trafficking, illegal migration, and international trade imbalances. The court deemed unlawful those tariffs imposed on...

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Bannockburn Capital Markets | September 2025 Monthly

The Federal Reserve is poised to resume its rate cutting cycle in September. Markets briefly flirted with the idea of a 50-basis point move, but sticky core inflation, a larger-than-expected jump in producer prices, and firm retail sales have settled expectations at a quarter-point cut. The Fed continues to describe policy as restrictive, so this move will not be framed as easing but as removing a touch of that restrictiveness. Most G10 central banks and many emerging-market peers have already...

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