All articles by Stu Robarts

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

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…
Repeated corporate governance failures damaging consumer trust – report

Repeated failures in corporate governance have led consumers to lose trust in big business, according to a new report. GlobalData’s…
New era of trade tariffs ‘likely for the foreseeable future’

The radical agenda of tariffs being implemented on imports by the new Trump administration in the US likely represents a…
Trump’s trade, tech wars to hit ‘businesses in all sectors all over the world’

The trade and tech wars that Donald Trump is expected to unleash as central pillars of his second US presidency…
ESG plummets among business priorities amid global upheaval

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have nosedived as a priority for businesses as other global and macro matters continue…