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International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations

International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations

By: Fexingo
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Every weekday, Lucas and Luna sit down in a business lounge to parse the day's most consequential developments in global trade, cross-border dealmaking, and multinational corporate strategy. This is not a news headline recap. Lucas brings the numbers and institutional memory—tariff schedules, currency hedging costs, bilateral investment treaty case law—while Luna presses on the messy human realities: how a logistics manager in Rotterdam adapts to new customs protocols, why a German Mittelstand company chooses Vietnam over Mexico, what happens to a supply chain when a single port in the South China Sea freezes. They walk through real cases: a recent foreign-acquisition approval blocked by CFIUS, a shift in EU carbon-border adjustment enforcement, a Japanese trading conglomerate's pivot into African lithium. The show is built for executives, trade lawyers, procurement heads, and sovereign-wealth analysts who need more than a headline—they need the strategic nuance behind the cross-border friction. Lucas and Luna don't pretend to have a crystal ball. They ask: What does a 2.3% effective tariff differential mean for a mid-cap manufacturer's sourcing decision this quarter? How do transfer-pricing rules in one jurisdiction alter the tax efficiency of a regional holding structure? And when a multinational's CEO announces a 'local-for-local' strategy, is that a genuine operational shift or a PR hedge? Each episode leaves the listener with a sharper lens to evaluate their own international exposure and one specific question to watch for in the coming week. #GlobalTrade #CrossBorderDeals #MultinationalOperations #Tariffs #SupplyChainRisk #CFIUS #FDI #TradeCompliance #CurrencyHedging #TransferPricing #EUCarbonBorder #Sanctions #WTO #BilateralInvestment #Logistics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #InternationalBusiness Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How the USMCA Non-Renewal Is Reshaping North American Trade

    How the USMCA Non-Renewal Is Reshaping North American Trade
    Jul 1 2026
    Today, Lucas and Luna dive into the biggest trade story of mid-2026: the U.S. decision not to renew USMCA, opening the door for renegotiations with Canada and Mexico. They explore what this means for cross-border supply chains, the auto industry, and the broader trade-weighted dollar. Lucas breaks down the specific industries most exposed — agriculture, manufacturing, and energy — and why the timing matters with markets at all-time highs. Luna questions whether this is a genuine reset or just political positioning ahead of the 2026 midterms. They also touch on the recent trade balance data and what a weaker dollar could mean for negotiations. A grounded, real-time look at how trade policy is reshaping North American business. #USMCA #TradePolicy #NorthAmerica #GlobalTrade #SupplyChain #Tariffs #AutoIndustry #Agriculture #Canada #Mexico #DollarIndex #TradeBalance #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #InternationalBusiness #TariffNegotiations #Manufacturing #CrossBorderTrade Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 mins
  • How Thailand Is Becoming Southeast Asia’s EV Hub in 2026

    How Thailand Is Becoming Southeast Asia’s EV Hub in 2026
    Jul 1 2026
    Thailand has long been known as the Detroit of Asia for its internal combustion engine assembly lines. But a dramatic shift is underway. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine how Thailand is pivoting to become Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle manufacturing hub. They discuss the government’s EV 3.0 policy, which offers tax breaks and subsidies to attract global automakers, and how companies like BYD and Great Wall Motor are investing billions in new factories. They also explore the challenges: a weak baht, competition from Indonesia, and the need for local battery supply chains. Plus, Lucas connects this to the broader trend of emerging markets competing for EV investment in a world where trade tensions are reshaping supply chains. With specific data on Thailand’s EV production targets and recent investment figures, this episode offers a concrete look at a country betting its industrial future on electric vehicles. #Thailand #EV #ElectricVehicles #SoutheastAsia #Automotive #Manufacturing #BYD #GreatWallMotor #Trade #SupplyChain #EmergingMarkets #IndustrialPolicy #Investment #Batteries #Business #GlobalTrade #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 mins
  • Why Japan's $74 Billion Yen Intervention Is Failing

    Why Japan's $74 Billion Yen Intervention Is Failing
    Jul 1 2026
    Japan spent $74 billion in June 2026 propping up the yen, yet the currency continues to weaken toward 162 per dollar. Lucas and Luna unpack why the intervention is failing, what it means for Japanese exporters and global carry trades, and how the Federal Reserve's rate policy is the real driver. They explore the structural limits of unilateral currency defense, the impact on Japan's $4 trillion in overseas investments, and what traders are watching next. Anchored to the July 1, 2026 market data showing the yen at 161.7 per dollar, this episode drills into one specific number: $74 billion. #Japan #Yen #CurrencyIntervention #BankOfJapan #FederalReserve #CarryTrade #USDJPY #Forex #GlobalTrade #Export #Investing #MacroEconomics #Business #InternationalBusiness #GlobalEconomy #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 mins
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