{"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 Single Rule That Made Global Steel Trade Possible","slug":"the-single-rule-that-made-global-steel-trade-possible","published_at":"2026-07-10T08:02:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-single-rule-that-made-global-steel-trade-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-0102.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0102.mp3","summary":"Episode 102 of Global Trade with Fexingo dives into the one World Trade Organization rule that underpins the $900 billion global steel trade: the 'most-favored-nation' principle under GATT Article I. Lucas and Luna trace how this rule, written in 1947, prevents countries from discriminating between trading partners and how it was tested in the 2018 Section 232 tariffs on steel. Using the specific case of South Korea's exemption and the subsequent WTO dispute, they explain why MFN is the backbone of predictable steel commerce. The episode also covers the 'national treatment' obligation under GATT Article III and how it interacts with anti-dumping duties, a frequent tool in steel disputes. Listeners learn one concrete example—how a Brazilian steel mill benefits from MFN when exporting to Japan—and why the rule is under pressure from carbon border adjustments. #SteelTrade #WTO #MostFavoredNation #GATT #Section232 #Tariffs #AntiDumping #GlobalTrade #TradePolicy #Economics #InternationalCommerce #SouthKorea #Brazil #Japan #CarbonBorderAdjustment #TradeDisputes #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 102 of Global Trade with Fexingo dives into the one World Trade Organization rule that underpins the $900 billion global steel trade: the 'most-fa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":764,"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-single-rule-that-made-global-steel-trade-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-single-rule-that-made-global-steel-trade-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}