{"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 Recycled Aluminum Possible","slug":"the-one-rule-that-made-global-trade-in-recycled-aluminum-possible","published_at":"2026-07-17T07:33:27+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-recycled-aluminum-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-0116.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0116.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Global Trade with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the single rule that enabled the global trade in recycled aluminum: the Harmonized System code for scrap aluminum, specifically HS 7602. They dive into how this classification standardized a messy, heterogeneous material into a tradable commodity, unlocking a $40 billion secondary market. The conversation covers the physics of aluminum recycling (it requires only 5% of the energy of primary production), the role of the Basel Convention in restricting hazardous waste versus facilitating clean scrap, and how China's 2018 'National Sword' policy reshaped global flows. Lucas explains why a simple tariff classification was the linchpin—without it, buyers and sellers couldn't agree on what they were trading. Luna questions whether the same rule could work for other recycled materials like plastics, highlighting why aluminum's unique properties made the system succeed. A concrete look at how a bureaucratic code created a global circular economy. #RecycledAluminum #HarmonizedSystem #HS7602 #CircularEconomy #GlobalTrade #AluminumScrap #BaselConvention #NationalSword #SecondaryMaterials #CommodityMarkets #TradeRules #TariffClassification #EnergyEfficiency #ChinaTradePolicy #Economics #SupplyChains #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of Global Trade with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the single rule that enabled the global trade in recycled aluminum: the Harmonized Sy…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":638,"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-recycled-aluminum-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-recycled-aluminum-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}