About this episode

Pete Mento and Doug Draper discuss the latest developments in global trade, including data center slowdowns and insights from the IMF and World Bank meeting.

What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Today Pete Mento and Doug Draper cover: 3:32 -Data Center Slowdown 7:58 -First CBP Insights on CAPE 11:25 -Halftime 20:36 -IMF & World Bank Meeting in DC 25:08 -Blockading the Straight of Hormuz https://www.capwwide.com/international-insights/4/13/26/gttw-podcast-episode-238 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh9P504GYMA

People in this episode

Hosts: Pete Mento, Doug Draper

Topics covered

• Global Trade
• Data Center Slowdown
• CBP Insights
• IMF & World Bank Meeting
• Blockading the Straight of Hormuz

Keywords

• Global Trade
• Data Center Slowdown
• CBP Insights
• IMF
• World Bank
• Straight of Hormuz

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IMF, World Bank

Places: Straight of Hormuz

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