Business Perspectives by Hawk FX

Listen to a review of recent economic market performance. Plus key factors likely to affect major currencies over the next 12 months  

• Covid moving from pandemic to endemic – but market volatility likely to continue
• Supply and labour woes continue for business  – causing rising inflation and a major headache for central banks
• Sharp rise in inflation – central banks consider raising rates

Read our latest Currency Market Forecast to:

• Help you decide when to convert your currency
• Improve budgeting for your next financial year
• Provide bespoke analysis for your exposures

Greg Smith discusses modelling and risk management with Lance Rubin from Model Citizn.
"Avoiding hidden or unmanaged currency risk - it doesn't have to be that way"

Listen to a review of Sterling, Euro and US Dollar recent performance. Plus key factors likely to affect their performance over the next 12 months  

• Sterling’s outlook uncertain especially if PM Johnson activates the article 16 review of the Northern Ireland protocol
• Eurozone upbeat – ECB president believes Eurozone activity will return to pre-pandemic levels by end of the year
• US experiences high inflation with supply chain disruption and high energy prices

Read our latest Currency Market Forecast to:

• Help you decide when to convert your currency
• Improve budgeting for your next financial year
• Provide bespoke analysis for your exposures

How to best manage exchange rate volatility is the burning question many businesses that operate internationally face every day. If you and your business are feeling the pressure of recent political or economic events then you may need to change or improve your approach to FX risk management. This Podcast and Report examines the top 7 mistakes that businesses are making with their FX risk management and how you can avoid them. 

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on trade finance for businesses. Barry Rogers discusses the issues and options available to businesses in these challenging times.

International Business Experts, Greg Smith and Barry Rogers from ABL Advisory discuss trade finance in the current environment. 

Recent events such as Brexit, the US trade war with China and now the potential of a trade war with the EU, may leave you thinking whether your business is prepared for big swings in the value of a currency.

If you are then the following questions will help you spot any holes in your current risk management strategy.

Listen to a review of Sterling, Euro and US Dollar recent performance. Plus key factors likely to affect their performance over the next 12 months  

Three months ago, there was optimism that Covid restrictions would soon be lifted in Britain. Today that relaxation is only a fortnight away, but not even the prime minister is unreservedly optimistic that the Freedom Day card can be played without risk. Even so, the move should be, at least for a month or two, positive for the UK economy and the pound.

Read our latest Currency Market Forecast to:

• Help you decide when to convert your currency
• Improve budgeting for your next financial year
• Provide bespoke analysis for your exposures

In this episode, I talk with Craig Collings about product labelling and changes to representation in Overseas Markets.  This is an area that continues to change in a post-Brexit world.

"With the imminent One-Stop Shop VAT affecting Business-to-Consumer (B2C) currently being implemented in the EU market and Business-to-Business (B2B) requiring EU representation for products being sold in the EU market. The landscape of the export/import market into the UK and EU is changing rapidly.

The One-Stop Shop (OSS) or Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) will directly affect all B2C transactions in the EU market going forward. Just as Importers into the EU market will require an EU Fiscal Representative for IOSS transactions, companies outside of the EU that sell products online to EU consumers, will now need to have EU product representation if sending products directly to the EU consumer. This change is the implementation of the Market Surveillance Regulation which comes into force on the 16th July 2021."

International Business Expert, Greg Smith, talks about key challenges to trade in the coming months as part of the Business Perspectives Podcast Series by Hawk FX. 

Listen to a review of Sterling, Euro and US Dollar recent performance. Plus key factors likely to affect their performance over the next 12 months  

A general improvement in global economic conditions was almost taken for granted by investors during the first quarter. Whilst the statistics were not entirely ignored, trading decisions were driven at least as much by the perception of progress in the battle of Covid, especially concerning the delivery of vaccinations.  

Read our latest Currency Market Forecast to:

• Help you decide when to convert your currency
• Improve budgeting for your next financial year
• Provide bespoke analysis for your exposures