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The digital asset landscape is evolving fast, with institutional adoption accelerating as regulations take shape. In this Q&A, Citi Institute’s Ronit Ghose speaks with Ryan Rugg, Head of Digital Assets for Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions, about key developments in tokenization, blockchain, and regulatory shifts driving institutional adoption. We explore how smart contracts, automation, and tokenization have the potential to reshape financial services.

European equities have stabilized with the White House’s trade stance showing signs of moderation. But EPS downgrades for European equities have kept accelerating, with our Earnings Revision Index recently hitting “recessionary” levels of around –60%. But while readings around these levels almost always translate into subsequent EPS declines, they also tend to be a contrarian buy signal.

Kate Moore joined Citi Wealth earlier this year as Chief Investment Officer. In this episode, Kate shares her thoughts on the challenge of advising clients in the current market environment amid broadening signs of stress. She also offers insights on the tariff implications across key sectors such as pharmaceuticals and autos; assesses the recent equity market rotations out of the U.S. into Europe; and explains how Citi Wealth looks to help its clients optimize their portfolios beyond the traditional 60:40 mix of stocks and bonds.

The evolution of technology and the global business environment has created both challenges and opportunities for corporations. Companies navigating today’s 24/7 business cycle need faster access to accurate banking data to meet client needs, including account balances and transactions, than is available through traditional methods.

In this special episode of the Citi Institute podcast, host Ronit Ghose is joined by Ryan Rugg, Head of Digital Assets for Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi to discuss the possibilities and challenges that come with Tokenization, and to share their insights on 24/7 Finance and what it might mean for industries and society as a whole.

In this third edition of our “Where Can We Take You” series, we explore the roll-out of shorter settlements in India, additional post-trade reforms and how Citi is supporting its clients in this market.

The global environment continues to be filled with risks and uncertainties relating to future US policy proposals, global growth prospects, evolving geopolitical tensions and technological development.

Blockchain’s adoption is being driven by evolving regulation and a growing emphasis on transparency and accountability. This GPS report focuses on two key areas: enabling new financial instruments – such as stablecoins – and modernizing legacy systems.

In this episode, we turn our attention to the U.S. food industry, which is grappling with changing consumer habits, the impact of GLP-1 drugs, the “Make America Healthy Again” campaign — and, yes, tariffs. Join host Lucy Baldwin and food products & producers analyst Thomas Palmer as they discuss how the industry has evolved since the pandemic, which trends are driving current buying habits, which companies are faring better or worse, and what M&A prospects look like in the coming year.