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Tune in, to stay on top of global markets with this week's in-depth analyses, breaking news, and insightful discussion that can help keep you informed, with specific attention to Australia and the broader APAC region.

In this episode, Senior Trader Gary Wilkinson speaks with Trevor Charsley, Senior Market Strategist, and Darryl Hood, VP and Senior Director of EMEA Sales and Trading about the imminent 2024 UK election…and more. The UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently announced a general election for 4 July.

2024 is the biggest election year in history, with roughly half of the world’s population — some 4 billion people in around 80 countries — going to the polls. In the local elections in May, Sunak’s Conservative party lost a number of seats to the Labour party.

Conventional wisdom says that no matter how anxiously results are awaited, polls are watched, and how much ink is spilt, elections results usually have very little effect on global currency markets. We’ll test that theory – and others — in our conversation.

The world of international trade is changing. In the face of ongoing repercussions from COVID slowdowns, rising geopolitical tensions, and the much-trumpeted decline in globalization, many companies are looking to increase the resilience of their business practices. This is leading to strategies such as re-shoring, onshoring, and friend-shoring and nearshoring, resulting in changes—and new challenges—for financial planning and treasury teams.

Our conversation today will start with the high level macro trends. Then we’ll dive into practical considerations for financial teams on both sides of the borders, and strategies to consider in building long-term resilience.
This will be a lively conversation—that’s a guarantee.

Some jurisdictions around the world have had an instant payment or real-time payment solution for many years already — specifically, emerging markets are pioneering digital payments (especially mobile payments) because of inefficient banking infrastructure and underbanked populations.

As real-time payment technologies become more widely available, what are the benefits and the challenges ahead? Why is this happening now, and what needs to happen for instant payment or real-time payment to become common currency?

Join us for our episode, where we'll chat about the positives and drawbacks of real-time payments, and what they could mean for the global economy.

Tune in, to stay on top of global markets with this week's in-depth analyses, breaking news, and insightful discussion that can help keep you informed, with specific attention to Australia and the broader APAC region.

Tune in, to stay on top of global markets with this week's in-depth analyses, breaking news, and insightful discussion that can help keep you informed, with specific attention to Australia and the broader APAC region.