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In our latest Research @ Citi podcast, U.S. Director of Research Rob Rowe sits down with Director of Latin America Equity Research Andre Mazini to discuss Latin America's markets. Topics of discussion include the global rotation trade, tariffs and trade agreements, China's influence in the region and upcoming elections.

While growth continues to hold up well, global trade indicators are increasingly showing signs of tariff-related strains. We also look at what may lie ahead for U.S. economics, asset allocation, commodities, and equities.

We revisit our October Must C report on global defense spending to account for how President Trump’s second term has shifted the landscape. Once again, we explore the defense-spending outlook, offer insight into Western allies’ spending, and assess the players in this evolving landscape.

After over four decades of challenges in the communication and processing of corporate events across the securities lifecycle, what can be done to drive improvement and new efficiencies in today’s world? A recent roundtable hosted by Citi in London, which gathered representatives from every step in the asset servicing lifecycle, brought new vision and structure to a challenge that is often believed to be past solving.A recent roundtable hosted by Citi in London, which gathered representatives from every step in the asset servicing lifecycle, brought new vision and structure to a challenge that is often believed to be past solving.

Japan, long plagued by economic and demographic challenges, is undergoing an eye-catching transformation. To explain these developments, Citi Institute recently spoke to Robert Nakamura, Citi’s Country Officer and Head of Banking for Japan.

A decade in the making, Spain’s capital market reforms are finally coming into fruition. Manuel Pineda, Southern Europe Custody Head for Citi Investor Services, discusses the three major market reform initiatives in Spain that aims to harmonize local market practices to align with the rest of Europe.

In this article we focus on a holistic approach to growth across various markets, in particular the European Union (EU) and UK as they work towards the pursuit of growth friendly policies, whilst also looking at the approaches of other jurisdictions, such as Hong Kong, Australia and the U.S.

In our latest Research @ Citi podcast, U.S. Director of Research Rob Rowe sits down with Rob Sockin of our Global Economics team to discuss the Big Beautiful Bill being debated by Congress and the many things connected to it. Among their conversation topics are the revenue effects of tariffs and tax cuts, U.S. deficits and how markets are looking at government debt levels world-wide, and the Fed’s path.