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For most of the past few years, the Romanian leu has held remarkably well against the Euro. That is, up until earlier this week, when the currency crashed, forcing the Romanian central bank to intervene. In this video, we’re taking a look at why the leu crashed, whether it can recover, and what this means for the presidential election frontrunner.

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1 – https://tradingeconomics.com/romania/inflation-cpi
2 – https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-economies/romania/economic-forecast-romania_en
3 – https://www.ft.com/content/4fce9435-c614-4204-9ea9-304661fbab26
4 – https://polymarket.com/event/romania-presidential-election-winner
5 – https://jacobin.com/2024/12/calin-georgescu-romania-ultranationalism-meloni
6 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-07/romanian-far-right-trump-acolyte-plans-milei-style-spending-cuts

00:00 – Introduction
01:05 – Why Romania Doesn’t Use the Euro
02:56 – The Leu’s Collapse Explained
07:48 – Sponsored Content

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As Trump’s tariffs continue to roil the international trading markets, the EU has started looking for new trade deals to offset Trump-related disruptions. In this video, we’re taking a look at what the CPTPP is, why the EU is looking to join, and whether it could happen.

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Sweden and Finland push for CPTPP
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-eu-needs-get-its-trade-mojo-back-say-sweden-and-finland/

Why the EU is eyeing closer ties with CPTPP
https://www.ft.com/content/bee31826-012d-4bb1-a6eb-d6cc0d4ef39f

Obama China and the TPP
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2016/may/cross-post-president-obama-tpp-would

Trump withdraws from TPP
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38060980

CPTPP free trade and tariffs explained
https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/cptpp-ptpgp/sectors-secteurs/auto.aspx?lang=eng

EU-US trade
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=USA-EU_-_international_trade_in_goods_statistics

Should the EU join the CPTPP?
https://ecfr.eu/article/european-trade-and-strategy-in-the-indo-pacific-why-the-eu-should-join-the-cptpp/
https://www.london4europe.co.uk/should_the_eu_join_the_cptpp
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/03/14/eu-cptpp-integration-a-strategic-roadmap-in-a-multipolar-world/

00:00 – Introduction
01:25 – Context
04:31 – Why the EU is Interested
07:02 – Will it Actually Happen?
07:44 – Sponsored Content

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Recent data suggests that Europe might be in better shape to take on the global economic slowdown than many imagined with both growth and inflation holding steady. So in this video, we dive into the numbers and assess whether this can be sustained.

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Sources:

Spain GDP data: https://tradingeconomics.com/spain/gdp-growth-annual
Eurostat data: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-30042025-ap
FT Article with EU growth forecasts: https://www.ft.com/content/ea8cf3a5-6d53-4ac4-b741-acc133b26a96
IMF forecast: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2025/04/22/world-economic-outlook-april-2025
Bloomberg on Eurostat data: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-02/euro-zone-inflation-holds-above-target-as-ecb-weighs-more-cuts?srnd=phx-economics-v2
Bloomberg on Saudi new oil policy: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-02/euro-zone-inflation-holds-above-target-as-ecb-weighs-more-cuts?srnd=phx-economics-v2
USD:EUR: https://tradingeconomics.com/usdeur:cur

00:00 Introduction
01:04 GDP Growth
02:29 Inflation
03:51 Lower Energy Prices
07:10 Ground News (Sponsor)

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For the past few months, Trump has been playing around with tariffs, shaking up the global economies. As such, the EU has stepped up to cast itself as the new trade bloc, open for business. In this video, we’re taking a look at the EU’s pre-existing network of trade agreements, and whether it could be expanded to replace the US.

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1 – https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/united-states_en
2 – https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=USA-EU_-_international_trade_in_goods_statistics
3 – https://www.politico.eu/article/a-trump-trade-war-2-0-will-be-worse-than-the-first-for-europe/
4 – https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/kiel-trade-and-tariffs-monitor
5 – https://x.com/Trade_EU/status/1744984921427546603
6 – https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-tariffs-eu-free-trade-deals-ursula-von-der-leyen/
7 – https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-france-olaf-scholz-gabriel-attal-clash-mercosur-deal/
8 – https://www.politico.eu/article/urusla-von-der-leyen-world-lining-up-work-european-union-donald-trump-trade-war/
9 – https://www.mitrade.com/insights/news/live-news/article-3-741919-20250405
10 – https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-pushes-france-reassess-trade-alternatives-mercosur-deal/
11 – https://www.ft.com/content/13a830ce-071a-477f-864c-e499ce9e6065
12 – https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/schengen-area/temporary-reintroduction-border-control_en

00:00 – Introduction
01:14 – Context
02:40 – Agreements with Other Countries
04:51 – Completing the Single Market
07:17 – Sponsored Content

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