Geopolitical Landscape - The report highlights Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani's appreciation for US President Donald Trump's support for peace in the Western Balkans and Europe [1]

Bankruptcies and loan delinquencies among American small businesses are ticking up, and layoffs are mounting as Main Street struggles https://t.co/Pc0yo6iH23 ...

Changes to US government flood insurance have resulted in many lower-income homeowners dropping their coverage, new research finds https://t.co/PF9HVNmjic ...

British students will be able to study at European universities as part of the Erasmus exchange program as the UK’s rapprochement with the EU gathers pace under Starmer’s Labour government https://t.co/dYrjjb2Fnb ...

Two of Southeast Asia’s largest economies head into 2026 tilting toward looser monetary policy as they face economic risks from political turmoil at home, investor wariness abroad and Trump’s tariffs https://t.co/OUXc9xX2Nv ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that German troops could participate in a coalition to secure a demilitarized zone in Ukraine after a possible peace agreement https://t.co/ioKOWX8dTC ...

Traders are increasingly betting that central banks across Europe are all but done with interest-rate cuts https://t.co/QY8ViLMahg ...

Warburg Pincus agreed to invest in corporate services provider Acclime to help develop the Asia-focused company’s business and expansion https://t.co/RwU6U2Tj15 ...

Electric Vehicle (EV) Industry Trends - Ford canceled a 65 亿美元 (6.5 billion USD) battery purchase agreement with LG [1] - The cancellation follows Ford's scaling back of its EV ambitions [1] Financial Implications - The canceled agreement was valued at 9.6 万亿韩元 (9.6 trillion KRW) [1]

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is working on proposals to step up bank disclosures about their use of synthetic risk transfers https://t.co/KqKV5ob9Ke ...