China’s continuing ‘opening up’ of its economy to overseas investors and corporates was very much in evidence at Sibos Beijing 2024, where 7000 delegates met up at the mainland capital's China National Convention Centre for the first time. flow’s Clarissa Dann reflects on the main conference programme insights into cross-border trade and its digitalisation journey

Following the decisive election victory for the Republican party on 6 November, what does the win mean for US trade relations and, more widely, for the future of multilateral trade? Independent trade economist Dr Rebecca Harding finds answers in US import and export data

Formerly, it was mainly back-end functions that were outsourced to Asia-Pacific. Today, these hubs drive technological innovation and enhance organisational efficiency on a global scale. What does this mean, both for the treasury function and for corporate banking services?

Three months after the European Central Bank, the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate cut since the pandemic – and now China’s own stimulus is taking root. flow reviews Deutsche Bank Research analysis of this latest round of dovishness, and ongoing monitoring of these central banks’ balance of inflation control vs threatened recession and unemployment