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09
Mar
In this week’s Roar: The impact of the Iranian attacks, insurance guarantees for ships, rising energy costs in Europe, backlogs and reduced capacity for air cargo, and importers fighting to get tariff costs back.
Like the geopolitics at play, the supply chain impacts of the current Middle East conflict are complex and widespread. With almost no notice, shippers began facing longer lead times, reduced supply availability, route instability, rising transportation and energy costs, and broader uncertainty. To minimize risk from the new disruptions,...
09
Mar
Officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection assured the court that an automated refund tool could be ready within 45 days.
In what may be the single largest refund directive in the history of U.S. customs law, Judge Richard K. Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade on March 4 ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate and reliquidate every entry subject to duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act—"without regard to the IEEPA duties."
In...
09
Mar
Middle market firms (about 200,000 companies with $10 million to $1 billion in annual revenue) employ roughly 48 million people, account for one-third of U.S. GDP, and help set the pace for the U.S. economy. When they lean into growth, the effects are broad.
KeyBank’s latest Middle Market Sentiment Survey polled 750 owners and senior executives in November and December 2025. The results point to a middle market entering 2026 on the front foot. Company outlooks are strong, driven by tighter...
05
Mar
Highlights
The Court of International Trade (CIT) has ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to begin automatically refunding International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties.
The order applies broadly to all importers that paid IEEPA duties, but companies must confirm whether their entries are unliquidated, liquidated but not final, or fully final.
Key uncertainty remains around what qualifies as “not final” liquidation and how this will impact refunds for importations made, particularly in early 2025.
The ruling may...
05
Mar
Patent practitioners have been curious as to whether any of the economic efficiencies announced and enacted by the federal government also have been implemented at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). For instance, when the Department of Government Efficiency was actively trying to find ways to cut government waste, how many, if any, changes were earmarked for the USPTO?
It should be stated up front that the USPTO is funded by user fees and is considered one of the...
04
Mar
As the June 2026 deadline for transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) draws closer, employers across the European Union are preparing for a significant shift in pay equity practices. The directive aims to strengthen the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, and it introduces a harmonised set of transparency and reporting obligations that will apply to organisations across all EU member states.
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Employers across the EU are preparing for the June...
04
Mar
It’s an understatement to say it’s been a chaotic year for global trade. For much of 2025 and early 2026, supply chain professionals, importers, and multinational companies have been operating in an environment defined by policy shifts, unclear exemptions, and significant cost volatility. Against that backdrop, the U.S. Supreme Court’s February 20 decision on the legality of the IEEPA tariffs was widely anticipated as a turning point, with many on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean hoping for clarity...
03
Mar
EIB Group President Nadia Calviño offcially opens the 2026 edition of the EIB Group Forum.
Your Royal Highness, Monseigneur, ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues,
Welcome to this year’s EIB Group Forum!
It is such a pleasure to be in the company of so many friends, committed policymakers, business leaders, innovators, and civil society champions in this annual gathering in Luxembourg.
Let me start by thanking the EIB Group’s teams that organised this great event. Like every year, they put a lot of effort and put their hearts into bringing such an impressive lineup of speakers – of thinkers...
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