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US Market: the Fall of Fashion and Household Products in H1-2020

Published by Marcello Antonioni. July 6, 2020 .

Covid-19 Home items Fashion Check performance Consumption pattern United States of America Import Foreign market analysis

For Fashion and Household products, in Q2-2020 US imports dropped for the third consecutive quarter [ Read all ]

Optimism on Financial Markets supports the Swedish Currency

Published by Alba Di Rosa. July 3, 2020 .

Covid-19 Exchange rate Europe Uncertainty Exchange rate risk Central banks Exchange rates

The absence of a real lockdown has limited negative economic effects for the country, but Sweden is not exempt from the challenges of the post-Covid era. [ Read all ]

World Economic Outlook Update - June 2020

Published by Marzia Moccia. July 1, 2020 .

Covid-19 Conjuncture Foreign markets Uncertainty IMF Global economic trends

The international economic outlook is worsening, with sharp downward revisions in reall GDP growth forecasts for Eurozone and Latin America [ Read all ]

Russia: Opportunities and Market Accessibility for Food Technology Exporters

Published by Matteo Olivieri. June 30, 2020 .

Marketselection Industrial equipment Export markets Foreign markets International marketing Market Accessibility

An increased competitiveness of national food industry stimulates a growing demand for Food processing and Packaging Machines [ Read all ]

Monthly International Trade Statistics: April 2020

Published by Luigi Bidoia. June 29, 2020 .

Global demand Uncertainty Global economic trends

Given the great uncertainty that prevails in the world economy, global trend analysis is a key element in business decision [ Read all ]

Covid Crisis and Philippine Peso

Published by Alba Di Rosa. June 26, 2020 .

Covid-19 Exchange rate Emerging markets Trade balance Uncertainty Exchange rate risk Economic policy Central banks South-east Asia Exchange rates

The Philippine peso is one of the few currencies that showed an appreciation greater than 1% against the dollar in the first half of 2020 [ Read all ]

World trade: -20% in April

Published by Giulio Corazza. June 24, 2020 .

Conjuncture Total goods Global demand Uncertainty Global economic trends

StudiaBo estimates indicate a 20% drop in world trade in quantity in April 2020 compared to the corresponding month of 2019 [ Read all ]

World Trade: the Most Exposed Industries to Covid-19 Negative Effects

Published by Marzia Moccia. June 24, 2020 .

Covid-19 Fashion Health products Conjuncture Automotive Global demand Consumption pattern Uncertainty Global economic trends

In the most critical phase, purchasing behaviour was mainly directed towards food products and healthcare equipment, damaging consumer discretionary and durable goods [ Read all ]

LONG-LIFE AND CANNED FOODS: Potential and Accessibility to the US market

Published by Valeria Minasi. June 23, 2020 .

Food&Beverage Marketselection United States of America International marketing Made in Italy Market Accessibility

In 2019 long-shelf-life and canned foods reached a a new record in US imports: export potential and accessibility of US market [ Read all ]

Central Banks Back in Action Curb Uncertainty

Published by Alba Di Rosa. June 19, 2020 .

Covid-19 Exchange rate Dollar United States of America Uncertainty Exchange rate risk Japanese yen Economic policy Central banks Exchange rates

Risk aversion still prevails on financial markets, but central banks confirm their supportive stance. [ Read all ]