2025 Trade Forecast: Will Protectionism Drive a Global Slowdown?

As we navigate through 2025, one economic question looms large: will rising protectionism trigger a global trade slowdown? From the U.S. and China to the EU, Brazil, and India, countries are turning increasingly inward. Protectionist rhetoric, tariff hikes, and industrial policies aimed at self-sufficiency are dominating political discourse. In this blog, we analyze the latest […]
US China Trade Talks in London: Reviving Geneva Truce, Rare‑Earth Stakes & Global Supply‑Chain Stability

In early June 2025, London hosted a critical second round of US China trade negotiations, held over June 9–10 at Lancaster House. This high-stakes summit aimed to rekindle the Geneva truce, address sweeping tariffs, and untangle rare-earth export restrictions—which had grown from trade tools into strategic chokeholds threatening global supply chains. Over 20 hours of talks, […]