Allianz Trade Media Center

Allianz Trade publishes its third Country Risk Atlas, a flagship publication that assesses the economic outlook, risks, and opportunities across 83 countries, representing approximately 94% of global GDP. It is based on a proprietary risk ratings model that is updated every quarter with the latest economic developments and Allianz Trade’s proprietary data.

Allianz Trade introduces Specialty Credit Social2Social, a new solution supporting projects that are addressing a specific social issue and achieving positive social outcomes. Through this product, Allianz Trade enables corporates, financial institutions, multilaterals and public actors to engage in projects that foster a positive social impact through the issuance of a specialty credit policy, protecting them against non-payment and political risks.

SOURCE: U.S. News World Report

Former President Donald Trump intends to pick up where he left off if he wins the White House in November with tax cuts, import tariffs and restrictions on immigration.

SOURCE: Pymnts

The new “Allianz Trade pay” aims to bring simplicity, security, flexibility and competitiveness to the B2B ecommerce sector.

SOURCE: US News & World Report

America’s gross domestic product in 2022 was more than 40% greater than that of China, the world No. 2. Even more striking, U.S. GDP was over five times that of the next two largest economies, Japan and Germany.

SOURCE:  Yahoo News

The US has seen GDP growth blow past predictions, hiring numbers surge unexpectedly and consumers still spending even as interest rates climbed -- deftly averting a dreaded recession in 2023.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal

The risk of companies not getting paid improved globally in 2023, according to a new study by insurer Allianz Trade, suggesting the world economy maintained its resilience despite wars and other global shocks that threatened economic stability.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

If President Biden’s reelection hinged on the state of the economy, he’d be a good bet, or at least a better one. Instead, it’s voters’ perception of the economy that matters. Which is a big reason the president is struggling as his campaign against presumptive rival Donald Trump gets underway.

SOURCE: Baltimore Business Journal 

Global insurance firm Allianz Trade is moving up, in more than one sense of the phrase. The last time the company called Baltimore its home more than two decades ago, it had around 150 local employees, according to CEO and President James Daly.Global insurance firm Allianz Trade is moving up, in more than one sense of the phrase.

SOURCE: CNN

America’s central bank is on the verge of defeating inflation without causing a sharp rise in unemployment, an extremely rare feat known as a “soft landing.” Last year, as inflation drifted to its slowest annual pace in two years, unemployment remained low and Americans continued to spend, despite the highest interest rates in 22 years.

SOURCE: Baltimore Business Journal

Paris-based insurance firm Allianz Trade has officially arrived on the Baltimore scene. Allianz announced Monday that its new Harbor East hub is open for business. The firm announced over the summer that it would move its Americas Region headquarters from Owings Mills to 100 International Drive in the city in the former Legg Mason tower.

SOURCE: International Business Times

U.S. stocks rallied for another week on positive comments from the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department on interest rates and the economy on the eve of the Santa Claus rally.

SOURCE: International Business Times

The nation's central bank should get inflation right and stop raising interest rates. That's the consensus among several experts the International Business Times contacted following the release of the September Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of the cost of living across the nation and a critical input into the Fed's inflation monitoring and decision to set monetary policy.

SOURCE:  U.S. News and World Report

For months now, inflation has been steadily trending down to a 3% level after hitting 9% last summer. But that positive story is about to get a jolt this week as the consumer price index is expected to show monthly inflation rose by 0.6% in August, up from 0.2% from a month earlier. 

SOURCE: CFO.com

We’ve all feared a debt crisis for years as private and public debt hit record levels. The situation has undoubtedly worsened after the COVID-19 pandemic as corporations benefited from plentiful state-guaranteed loans and low-interest rates to strengthen their cash flows.

SOURCE: Baltimore Business Journal

Allianz Trade had a short list of potential office space that included Harbor Point and Baltimore Peninsula as the global risk insurance firm sought to move from Owings Mills this year.

SOURCE: CFO

Does your company’s forward plan require adjustment for 2023’s second half? After all, the U.S. economy surprised both investors and economists in the first six months of 2023, and the recession braced for has yet to materialize. Unemployment is not budging from historic lows, and credit defaults appear contained. The term “soft landing” has even re-entered analysts’ vocabularies.

SOURCE:  U.S. News & Report

The June jobs report underperformed for a change, standing in contrast to other recent readings of the employment market, the Labor Department reported on Friday.

SOURCE: Marketplace Radio

Some economists have been warning about the prospect of a recession as the Fed continues to tap the brakes on the economy to fight inflation.

SOURCE: Market Watch

The U.S. economy is still adding lots of new jobs, but a strong labor market does appear to be fraying around the edges.

SOURCE: CFO Dive

Business insolvencies worldwide are likely to jump year-over-year in 2023, with a bigger spike projected in the U.S. alone, according to recent analysis from Allianz Trade, a unit of the Allianz Group insurance giant.

SOURCE: Insurance Business Canada

Allianz Trade in Canada, the country’s largest private trade credit insurance provider, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023. Since opening its doors in 1923, the company has steered through numerous historical events and 13 major recessions. It has protected its customers from losses related to the bankruptcies of large Canadian firms such as Eaton’s in 1999 and Target Canada in 2015.

SOURCE: U.S. News & World Report

The Federal Reserve increased interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday, firmly in line with market expectations while also affirming that the banking system is “sound and resilient.

SOURCE: Marketplace

The February jobs report from the Labor Department will be closely scrutinized by Fed policymakers, economists, and investors for any hints that the job market is slowing and inflationary pressures from wages are easing.

SOURCE: FEI Daily

It’s no secret that Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has exploded in the B2C space over the past few years. However, only few have a comprehensive grasp on what it is, its implications, and what we can expect to see in the future. To truly understand the current B2B BNPL landscape, it's crucial to consider the trends in both consumer finance and business credit offerings.

SOURCE: International Business Times

The U.S. economy is still growing. Americans find it easy to get jobs. The unemployment rate hovers at a 50-year low. Yet, half of Americans feel worse rather than better off.

SOURCE: U.S. NEWS

The government issued its advance estimate of the nation’s economic output for the fourth quarter of 2022.

The report on the gross domestic product will likely show the economy grew at an annual pace somewhere around 2.6% or so, down from 3.2% in the third quarter. The Federal Reserve’s campaign to arrest inflation by raising interest rates is working and the consequences of the higher borrowing costs are a slowing economy that will reflect in the GDP data.