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How the Strong Dollar Is Reshaping Global Trade Finance
The US dollar is up over 20% against major currencies since 2021, yet the trade deficit just hit a record $77.6 billion. Lucas and Luna explore why the strong dollar isn't boosting imports as expected — and how companies are rewiring their cross-border payment systems. They look at the rise of yuan-denominated trade settlement in Asia, the growing use of digital letters of credit, and what the Fed's latest rate decision means for emerging market borrowers. With the trade-weighted dollar index still at 120.7, multinationals are hedging differently than they were a year ago. This…
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