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Transatlantic Trade Monitor: Facts You Need Now | Lower Rates, Higher Stakes: What the US Interest Rate Cut Means for FDI

By Ian Hunter, Director, OCO Global Cheaper money has changed boardroom calculus. With the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut, European CFOs deciding where to build the next plant or R&D hub now see the United States as easier to finance and faster to scale. Momentum in foreign direct investment (FDI) was already tilting west; lower rates nudge more plans from deck to delivery, especially in states that pair credible incentives with execution. Think Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, South Carolina, Ohio,...
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Troutman Pepper Locke | Trump Administration’s Landmark Report on Digital Assets

By: Ethan G. Ostroff, Genna Garver, Kim Phan, Keegan T. McCoy, David Madrazo, James Shreve, Peter E. Jeydel, and Yulian Y. Kolarov, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP The Report authored by the Presidential Working Group on Digital Assets Markets (PWG), titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology,” along with the accompanying fact sheet, outlines several key objectives aimed at positioning the U.S. as a leader in digital asset markets. Among its objectives are reinforcing the role of the U.S. dollar, modernizing Anti-Money Laundering/Countering...
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Vulcan View: The latest EU developments 15 September – 19 September

European Commission proposes suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement The situation in Gaza has caused several divisions in the EU, with some Member States wanting to introduce measures against Israel while others resist. The Commission has mostly stayed out of the discussion until now. However, on Wednesday, 10 September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a partial suspension of the EU-Israel Agreement due to a push from several Member States.  Later, on Wednesday, 17 September, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas confirmed...
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EIB | More than 350,000 European companies to get energy efficiency support under major EU financing initiative

• EIB Group pledges €17.5 billion to support energy efficiency improvements by small and medium-sized European businesses. • Commitment aims to spur energy savings by more than 350,000 companies over next three years, nearly doubling EIB Group financing in this area. • EIB Group also teams up with nonprofit Solar Impulse Foundation to promote energy efficiency as a service. • New report highlights drivers of and barriers to energy efficiency investments in Europe. More than 350,000 companies across Europe are set to make...
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IPTI | Property Tax in the News – September 2025

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...
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Wilson Sonsini | EU Data Act Enters into Force

Effective September 12, 2025, the EU Data Act introduced new rules on access to and sharing of data from certain products and services in business-to-consumer (B2C), business-to-business (B2B), and business-to-government (B2G) contexts. This alert highlights the key obligations. The EU Data Act applies to any business offering products or services in the EU, regardless of its location. New Data Sharing Requirements for Connected Products and Related Services As of September 12, 2025, companies operating in the IoT sector (e.g., smart home devices, wearables,...
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Transatlantic Trade Monitor: Facts You Need Now | Tariff Noncompliance and Evasion: Risks and Enforcement Trends

By: Kerem Bilge, Counsel, Thompson Hine LLP Over the past decade, the global trade landscape has shifted sharply toward more complex tariff regimes. During President Donald Trump’s first administration, the U.S. government imposed wide-ranging Section 301 tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars on imported goods from China and Section 232 national security tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum products worldwide. During President Joe Biden’s administration, most of these tariffs were maintained and further increased on certain Chinese-origin...
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Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar – Understanding “transshipment”, a tariff refund and a date with the Supreme Court, U.S. container imports in decline, and the rise of cargo theft.

The Trump administration’s new 40% tariff on transshipped goods is causing more trade confusion. And it appears Vietnam is at the epicenter, due to the high amount of Chinese products rerouted through the Southeast Asian country. Since there’s no clear definition of the new regulation, Vietnam’s export growth could wind up as collateral damage. Central to the issue is that many Vietnamese exports rely on Chinese inputs, so it’s hard to distinguish between legitimate goods and transshipments. Rushing enforcement with no...

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