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International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
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…
Episodes
International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational OperationsHow Boeing Delays Reshape Aerospace Supply Chains
We explore the cascading effects of Boeing's FAA approval delays on global aerospace supply chains. With production halts at major plants, we analyze how…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Cross-Border Data Flows Are Reshaping Trade
Lucas and Luna explore how multinational corporations are navigating the new frontier of digital trade barriers. With the US trade deficit hitting record…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Customs Valuation Rewires Multinational Margins
Multinationals are quietly redefining what their goods cost on paper to minimize duties. We explore how companies like Audi and Bosch manipulate customs…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Tech Giants Are Rewiring Talent With AI
Lucas and Luna dig into Microsoft’s surprise voluntary buyout of sixty thousand employees as the company pivots hard toward AI-driven efficiency. They explore…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
Audi's Georgia Plant Tariff Strategy
As Audi defends its four billion dollar Georgia manufacturing facility, we examine how multinational automakers are navigating the complex intersection of…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Boeing Delays Are Reshaping Aerospace Supply Chains
Boeing's ongoing FAA certification delays are forcing major airlines and parts suppliers to rethink their inventory strategies and supplier contracts…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Shift Profits Through Royalty Payments
Multinational corporations are increasingly using intellectual property licensing to shift profits from high-tax jurisdictions to low-tax havens. This episode…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Weaponize Customs Valuation
Most companies treat customs valuation as a compliance checkbox. This episode explores how savvy multinationals use the 'transaction value' method to…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Meta’s California Anchor Rewires Tech Talent Strategy
Zuckerberg commits to staying in California for eight years as part of creating a new class of Meta shares. Lucas and Luna explore how this move impacts tech…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Boeing's FAA Approval Rewires Aerospace Supply Chains
Boeing just won the long-awaited FAA certification for the 737 Max 10 after years of regulatory delays, a pivotal moment that signals more than just one plane…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Corporate Hedging Shields Profits From Currency Swings
When the dollar drops, export margins shrink. When it rises, import costs spike. This episode breaks down how multinational corporations use currency hedging…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Cross-Border Cash Moves Are Rewiring Trade
With the trade-weighted dollar holding near 121.6 in mid-October 2026, multinational corporations are facing a new reality: traditional hedging tools are no…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Currency Swaps Rewire Corporate Finance
With the trade-weighted dollar index holding at 121.6 in October 2026, multinational companies are facing a stark choice: absorb crushing import costs or…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Use Dual-Track Pricing to Beat Tariffs
When the trade-weighted dollar hits 121.6 and import costs surge, multinationals are turning to dual-track pricing to survive tariff walls. We break down how…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Use Dual-Track Pricing to Beat Tariffs
With the U.S. trade-weighted dollar holding steady near 121.4 in October 2026 and import volumes rising, companies are facing a new layer of tariff complexity…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Are Using Free Zones to Lower Tax Bills
With the trade-weighted US dollar index hovering near 121.4 and global supply chains fragmenting, multinational corporations are increasingly turning to free…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Retailers Are Using Inventory Shrinkage to Fix Margins
With the US trade deficit widening to negative one hundred five billion dollars in August, retailers like BJ’s and Lululemon are aggressively trimming product…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Use Value Chains To Dodge Tariffs
We dissect the specific mechanics of how multinational corporations restructure their supply chains to mitigate tariff exposure, focusing on the shift from…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Use Free Zones to Lower Tax Bills
We look at how multinational corporations leverage free trade zones and special economic zones to legally minimize tax liabilities and streamline operations…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Hide Costs in Transfer Pricing
We drill into the specific mechanics of transfer pricing and how multinational corporations use internal debt to manage tax risk across borders. With the…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Shipping Rates Are Rewiring Global Supply Chains
With supertanker charters from the Gulf Coast to China hitting seventy-six million dollars, Lucas and Luna break down how freight costs are no longer just a…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Are Using Internal Debt To Dodge Tariffs
We drill into the specific mechanics of how multinational corporations like Airbus use internal debt and transfer pricing to manage tax risk and navigate trade…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Airbus Dodges Tariffs With Internal Debt
Lucas and Luna examine how multinational corporations like Airbus are using internal debt structures to navigate complex global trade environments. With the US…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Airbus Dodges Tariffs With Internal Debt
We explore the mechanics of internal debt shifting, focusing on how multinational corporations like Airbus manage cross-border financing to optimize tax…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Airbus Dodges Tariffs With Internal Debt
Airbus uses internal debt structures to minimize tax exposure and manage trade policy risks. Lucas and Luna explore how multinational corporations like Airbus…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Airbus Dodges Tariffs With Internal Debt
Airbus uses a sophisticated web of internal debt and transfer pricing to manage tax risk and navigate trade barriers. We examine how multinational treasuries…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Use Transfer Pricing to Manage Tax Risk
We look at how multinational corporations use transfer pricing to shift profits across borders, the recent OECD global minimum tax rules, and what this means…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Airbus Dodges Tariffs With Internal Debt
Lucas and Luna break down how multinational corporations use intra-company loans to navigate trade barriers, using Airbus’s recent internal financing…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Are Managing Trade Policy Risk
Trade policy has shifted from a predictable variable to a primary market risk. We examine how multinational corporations are structuring their supply chains…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Airbus Uses Internal Debt to Dodge Trade Tariffs
Airbus is quietly mastering the art of internal debt pricing to navigate a trade environment where tariffs and currency swings threaten margins. With the U.S…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Are Navigating Supply Chain Fragmentation
With the U.S. trade deficit hitting a staggering eighty-eight billion dollars in July and imports surging to four point six trillion annually, global…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How China's EV Export Surge Is Reshaping Global Auto Markets
China's electric vehicle exports have surged to record levels in 2026, fundamentally altering the competitive landscape for legacy automakers worldwide…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinationals Are Hedging Against Trade War Chaos
With the trade-weighted US dollar index hitting 119.5 and global supply chains facing renewed friction, multinational corporations are pivoting from pure…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Multinational Treasuries Manage Currency Risk
Multinational corporations are navigating a trade-weighted dollar index hitting 119.5 in September 2026, with the yen trading at 156.9 against the greenback…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Supply Chain Insurance Rewires Global Trade
Episode 199 of International Business with Fexingo digs into the hidden mechanics of global trade finance. Lucas and Luna explore how supply chain insurance is…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Corporate Treasuries Are Rewiring Global Trade
With the trade-weighted dollar index hitting 119.5 and imports surging to 4.6 trillion dollars, multinational corporations are using their balance sheets as…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Vertical Integration Is Rewiring Global Supply Chains
While nearshoring and digital customs have dominated recent trade conversations, a deeper structural shift is underway: vertical integration. We explore how…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Supply Chain Insurance Is Rewiring Global Trade
With the U.S. trade deficit hitting eighty-eight billion dollars in mid-2026, multinational corporations are facing a new reality: traditional supply chain…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Dual-Use Export Controls Are Reshaping Global Trade
We look at how the tightening of dual-use export controls is forcing multinational companies to rethink their supply chains. With the trade-weighted US dollar…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Global Trade Is Navigating Currency Volatility
With the trade-weighted US dollar index holding near 118.2 in mid-September 2026, multinational corporations are facing a new reality in cross-border…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Dual-Use Export Controls Are Reshaping Global Trade
We’re looking at how the Biden administration’s 2025 expansion of dual-use export controls has quietly rewritten the rules for global commerce. With over two…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Supply Chain Finance Is Rewiring Global Trade
We explore how supply chain finance has evolved from a niche treasury tool into a critical lever for multinational operations. With the trade-weighted dollar…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Corporate Treasuries Are Rewiring Global Trade
In Episode 191, Lucas and Luna explore how multinational corporate treasuries are bypassing traditional banking channels to manage cross-border payments. With…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
The Hidden Cost of Nearshoring to Mexico
Everyone is talking about nearshoring as the answer to supply chain resilience, but we need to look closer at the actual mechanics of moving production to…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Digital Passports Are Rewiring Global Trade
We explore the quiet revolution of digital product passports and how multinational corporations are using blockchain to track supply chain provenance. Lucas…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
The Hidden Cost of Nearshoring to Mexico
Nearshoring to Mexico has become the default playbook for North American supply chains, promising lower costs and shorter lead times. But as the trade-weighted…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Venezuela Rewires Global Oil Flows
With the Saudi East-West pipeline disrupted and crude prices swinging, we look at the unexpected pivot to Venezuela. As the US dollar index holds near 118 and…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Corporate Tax Havens Are Rewiring Global Supply Chains
With the trade-weighted dollar index at 118.1 and U.S. oil prices topping one hundred dollars, multinational corporations are under intense pressure to protect…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Supply Chain Resilience Beats Efficiency
For decades, global business operated on a single axiom: efficiency is king. Just-in-time manufacturing and lean inventory saved billions but left…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Bombardier Is Rewiring Aerospace Supply Chains
We look at how Bombardier is responding to political pressure by expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint, and what that means for global aerospace supply…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Cross-Border Labor Arbitrage Is Rewiring Global Supply Chains
We examine how multinational corporations are leveraging the new reality of remote work and digital nomad visas to bypass traditional manufacturing hubs. With…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Cross-Border Payments Are Rewiring Global Trade
The global trade finance gap is widening as traditional correspondent banking retreats, leaving multinational corporations and emerging market exporters…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Supply Chain Finance Is Rewiring Global Trade
We look at how supply chain finance is becoming the critical chokepoint for global trade, moving beyond simple factoring into complex reverse factoring…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Corporate Tax Havens Are Rewiring Global Supply Chains
We look at the quiet shift in multinational strategy where companies are moving intellectual property and profit centers to low-tax jurisdictions…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Digital Customs Are Rewiring Global Trade
The global trade landscape is shifting from physical borders to digital compliance. We explore how the US-China tariff regime and the European Union's…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Shipping Containers Are Rewiring Global Logistics
The global economy runs on steel boxes, but the efficiency of intermodal transport is hitting a hard ceiling. With US import volumes still climbing despite…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Supply Chain Finance Is Rewiring Global Trade
We look at the hidden engine of international commerce: supply chain finance. With the trade-weighted US dollar index sitting at 118.7 and imports climbing to…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Thailand's Trade Surplus Is Rewiring Southeast Asian Supply Chains
Thailand is quietly becoming the new linchpin of Southeast Asian trade. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Bangkok's export engine is surging —…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Canada's Tariff Walls Are Reshaping North American Trade
Canada is hitting back hard in the trade war with the US, and the metals critical to the economy are caught in the crossfire. In this episode, Lucas and Luna…
- International Business with Fexingo: Global Trade, Cross-Border Deals, and Multinational Operations
How Japan's Export Engine Is Shifting Gears
Japan's export machine is quietly transforming as the yen stays weak and global supply chains reconfigure. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the…