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Disruption No Longer a Bug in Global Trade – Citi GPS The World Rewired

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21 September 2026

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operational-macro

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Supply ChainAI Infrastructure

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United StatesIranMiddle East

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Fusion42 · 21 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Global trade in 2026 is increasingly shaped by intensified US tariffs and the Iran conflict, causing energy shocks and shipping cost rises, while AI adoption in trade operations triples. Corporations focus on extracting liquidity from restructured supply chains amid rising input costs, geopolitical risk, and high interest rates.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Supply Chain and AI Infrastructure.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You must act on trapped cash in supply chains as cost rises and geopolitical risks reshape capital flows. AI-driven trade shifts open new corridors and payment volumes, so adapt your finance and operations strategy immediately.

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Supply ChainAI Infrastructureglobal-tradesupply-chainsai-adoptionliquiditytariffsenergy-shock