All articles by Stu Robarts

Stu is editor for Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, overseeing news and features that cover the major themes affecting industries.

Tariffs affecting US investment decisions by foreign companies

Representatives from numerous non-US companies have told Investment Monitor that they are delaying major US investment decisions as a result…
US-China tariffs pause ‘positive’ but uncertainty remains – analyst

The deal between the US and China to reduce for 90 days the tariffs recently imposed on imports of each…
Two-thirds of businesses globally expect negative impacts from tariffs

A significant majority of businesses from around the world expect to be negatively impacted by tariffs being enacted by US…
Geopolitical conflict tops business concerns for first time in years

Geopolitical conflict is the theme that businesses believe will most impact them over the next 12 months, a new survey…
Trump tariffs: World trade ‘fragmenting into blocks’

Catalysed by the sweeping tariffs agenda being implemented by President Donald Trump's administration in the US, the era of “easy…

Trump tariffs fuelling rise of ‘Beijing-centred global economic security zone’

Spurred towards greater self-reliance by the stringent tariffs agenda of the Trump administration in the US, China will lead the…
Tariffs’ arbitrage ‘won’t benefit most organisations today’ – ASCM chief

The effects of the trade tariffs being proposed by the Trump administration in the US on the production costs of…
Risk of tariff-triggered global recession growing – GlobalData

The risks of both US and global recessions are growing as a result of uncertainty created by the trade tariffs…
The era of easy, frictionless supply chains is over – GlobalData

The global supply chains assembled and organised to optimise profit and speed for over two decades were flipped upside-down by…
US consumers will ‘take the main hit’ of Trump tariffs – GlobalData

Consumers in the US will shoulder the biggest negative impact of the slate of tariffs being announced by President Donald…