{"podcast":{"title":"Global Trade with Fexingo: WTO, Free Trade Agreements, and International Commerce","slug":"global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","podcast_index_feed_id":7871813,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/global-trade.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":116,"summary":"Global Trade with Fexingo is a daily examination of the rules, institutions, and politics that govern international commerce. Lucas and Luna dissect the latest developments at the World Trade Organization, from dispute rulings and tariff disputes to the stalling Doha Round. They map the patchwork of free trade agreements — from the USMCA and RCEP to the AfCFTA — and assess how these deals reshape supply chains, labor standards, and intellectual property protections. Each episode grounds abstract policy in concrete numbers: the volume of trade at stake, the tariff lines that matter, the winners and losers in specific industries. The show is for trade economists, policy analysts, and business leaders who need to understand how trade tensions affect their operations. Lucas brings the global perspective; Luna stresses the real-world impact on exporters, importers, and workers. Together, they avoid ideology and focus on the data: what does a new EU carbon border adjustment mean for Indian steel? How does a Chinese export ban on rare earths hit electric vehicle production? Listeners leave each episode with a clearer map of the world's commercial arteries — and the choke points that coul…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:21:13.899418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813"},"episode":{"title":"The One Rule That Made Global Trade in Electric Vehicle Batteries Possible","slug":"the-one-rule-that-made-global-trade-in-electric-vehicle-batteries-possible","published_at":"2026-07-16T07:39:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-one-rule-that-made-global-trade-in-electric-vehicle-batteries-possible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0114.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0114.mp3","summary":"Episode 114 of Global Trade with Fexingo: How a single rule in the Harmonized System — the international tariff code — unlocked the global trade in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Lucas and Luna trace how the creation of a specific HS subheading for lithium-ion batteries in 2017 transformed supply chains, allowing automakers to source cells from Asia, assemble packs in Europe, and install them in cars sold globally. They walk through the pre-2017 chaos (batteries lumped with waste or general electrical goods), the lobbying by Tesla and Panasonic, and the ripple effects on customs clearance, tariff costs, and just-in-time manufacturing. A concrete look at how a 10-digit code shaped a trillion-dollar industry. #ElectricVehicleBatteries #LithiumIon #HarmonizedSystem #HS2022 #TradeRules #GlobalSupplyChains #Tesla #Panasonic #Customs #Tariffs #WTO #BatteryTrade #EVBoom #SupplyChainLogistics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics #InternationalTrade Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 114 of Global Trade with Fexingo: How a single rule in the Harmonized System — the international tariff code — unlocked the global trade in lithiu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":406,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/episodes/the-one-rule-that-made-global-trade-in-electric-vehicle-batteries-possible/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-one-rule-that-made-global-trade-in-electric-vehicle-batteries-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}