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Download the reportGlobal Shifts Ahead: Your Guide to 2026 Strategy
2025 has been a wild ride in which tariffs, market swings, and policy shocks kept everyone guessing. However, underneath all of this, larger shifts were unfolding. Our 2026 outlook dives into the ways fractured monetary policy, changing currency dynamics, and the rise of geopolitics in economics is shaping the future. It’s a must-read for any business that navigates global markets, designed to help you plan with confidence.
In 2025, governments drove unexpected and sudden market moves through tariffs, still-large spending programs and geopolitical shocks.
The USD has weakened but de-dollarization remains slow – no clear alternative to the greenback has emerged.
Central banks face rising fiscal pressure, challenging their independence and traditional policy tools, and complicating FX moves.
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Past webinars
In this week’s market update, Alex Lawrence and Steven Dooley discuss the significant movements in the FX markets over the past week, particularly the Japanese yen’s weakness against the US dollar.
This week we’re sharing a conversation from last month’s The PIE webinar, hosted by Beth Kennedy, Editor at The PIE, and featuring the University of Denver’s Janet Burkhardt alongside Convera’s Head of Content Alex Lawrence. They delve into the escalating…
2026 has started with a bang. Geopolitical risks are piling up – from US military intervention in Venezuela to fresh threats across the Americas, Iran, and even Greenland. And if that wasn’t enough, the US administration’s globally destabilising attack on…
To kick off 2026, host Alex Lawrence discusses the challenges ahead in navigating cross border payments and global business growth with UK-based small business leaders Colin Watten and Nalin Perera of LSP Group and Sunrise Products, Ltd.
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Listen to the podcastThe world has changed: Are you ready for 2026?
Take advantage of this sharp, forward-looking analysis of the forces redefining global finance, and position your business for success.
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