Our View
23 September 2026
New US forced labour tariffs, announced to replace Trump's "Liberation Day" measures, have created a wave of new forced labour import bans.
Our View
7 September 2026
Global commodity prices are up 26% in a year. Hormuz closure, Russia-Ukraine, a hardening turn to protectionism and the strongest El Niño in decades will push them higher still.
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