In today’s briefing:
- EC Simplifies EUDR For Industry, But Smallholders Still A Concern
- Trading Inside Trump’s Collar
- CX Daily: Record Land Prices Return as Developers Bet on Prime Plots

EC Simplifies EUDR For Industry, But Smallholders Still A Concern
- Large companies can reuse existing DDS for reimported goods
- Companies can submit due diligence statements annually
- ANRPC S-G asks firms to join initiatives to empower smallholders
Trading Inside Trump’s Collar
- Market volatility is closely tied to US politics, where unfriendly measures can cap equity prices, while reversals limit potential falls, creating a political floor and ceiling.
- Attempts to avoid all losses lose relevance if they can reverse swiftly. Hedging against falls in the SP500 beyond recent lows better matches the risk of a recessionary crash.
- Selling year-end upside above 5750 covers the insurance cost and nets a 3.8% return, with price losses and gains capped at 7% and 6.4% by this “Trump Collar” strategy.
CX Daily: Record Land Prices Return as Developers Bet on Prime Plots
- Land / In Depth: Record land prices return as developers bet on prime plots
- Holiday /Foreign travelers to China jump in wake of visa waivers, bigger tax refunds
- PMI /Tariffs smother China’s services sector expansion, Caixin PMI shows