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Panama Canal slot auctions average US$1.1m as drought deepens...

The cost of securing short-notice passage through the Panama Canal has surged as worsening drought collides with heavier demand from energy cargoes rerouted by disruption in the Middle East. Daily auctions for slots through the canal's commonly used locks have...

#commodity finance#El Niño#freight costs

EU packaging rules take effect, turning supplier data into...

The European Union's new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation has become applicable across the bloc, shifting packaging compliance from future…

#European Union#inventory#Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation


Nvidia and Wall Street target US$500bn chip-backed finance market

Nvidia is working with some of the world's largest alternative-asset managers and investment banks on a financing framework targeting more…

#AI infrastructure#Apollo Global Management#asset-backed lending


GM builds US$4.5bn supplier prepayment safety net to prevent...

General Motors has established a US$4.5bn supplier-financing structure designed to keep critical components flowing during supply-chain disruptions without requiring the…

#automotive supply chain#General Motors#Inventory finance


Rhine drought pushes freight towards 15-year highs as Germany...

Germany has relaxed restrictions on Sunday lorry movements as record-low Rhine water levels push freight costs towards 15-year highs and…

#BASF#commodity finance#Daimler Truck


Harvey Nichols says cash could run out within a...

Harvey Nichols has warned that it could run out of money within the next year without fresh investment, raising the…

#credit risk#Frasers Group#going concern


RBA holds at 4.35% but keeps another rate rise...

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left its cash rate unchanged at 4.35%, giving corporate borrowers a temporary reprieve after…

#corporate lending#funding costs#inflation


Deutsche becomes Europe’s first non-Chinese RMB clearing bank

Deutsche Bank has become the first non-Chinese bank in Europe authorised to act as a renminbi clearing bank, expanding the…

#China-Europe trade#CIPS#cross-border payments


China exports jump 23.9% as chip shipments hit record...

China's exports increased 23.9% year on year in dollar terms in July, driven by continued strength in technology and advanced…

#China#export finance#exports


Private-credit defaults hit five-year highs at major listed lenders

Credit deterioration is becoming more visible across some of the largest publicly traded private-credit portfolios, increasing pressure on a market…

#Ares capital#BDCs#Blackstone


Iran keeps Hormuz shut as sanctions demands cloud reopening...

Iran has hardened the conditions attached to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, tempering expectations that an emerging navigation agreement with…

#commodity finance#Iran#maritime trade


Vistry supplier cover could fall 70% as Allianz tightens...

Allianz Trade is reducing credit-insurance limits available to suppliers trading with UK housebuilder Vistry, with cover on some new business…

#Allianz Trade#credit limits#receivables finance

The UK’s 60-day cap could rewrite the economics of...

For years, one of the uncomfortable questions surrounding supply chain finance has been whether the product helps suppliers get paid…

#Commercial Payments Bill#dynamic discounting#late payments

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