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Steel trade recalibrates as sustainability rules ease and Europe targets tech autonomy

This edition highlights:

  • European authorities are tightening domestic steel protections while the United States introduces targeted tariff relief for agricultural and industrial equipment.

  • Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are rolling back corporate climate and sustainability disclosure requirements to ease reporting burdens.

  • European policymakers are pushing legislative measures to expand domestic computing capacity and reduce dependency on American cloud infrastructure.

  • Rapid growth across private credit markets is generating fresh liquidity concerns and valuation vulnerabilities for alternative lenders.