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As Western economies have come back online after the global pandemic slowdown, inflation has climbed to approximately 5 percent – roughly double the U.S. Federal Reserve’s target. Is this a temporary spike, or is higher inflation here to stay? And how might it affect businesses, traders, investors and consumers? Download StoneX In Focus: Inflation, our new whitepaper, where we ask our global macro strategist, Vincent Deluard, these questions and more.

When BNI Madagascar found itself with an immediate and critical need to migrate to a new SWIFT service bureau provider and payments platform, it turned to StoneX Technology Solutions for help. Over the next 12 days, the BNI and StoneX technology teams worked hand in hand to successfully complete an exceptionally complex process that typically takes two to three months. Read about how they did it in this informative article, which can provide valuable insights into the SWIFT migration process – whether you use SWIFT or are considering doing so.

StoneX’s Global Payments Division clients now have the ability to make cross border payments in the Uzbekistan Som (UZS).

Fergus Wills, of the StoneX Global Payments division, digs deeper into the challenges associated with cross-border payments and the traditional correspondent banking model, and how StoneX overcomes some of these complexities.

In the face of historic volatility and rising inflation fears, gold can provide wealth managers and investors with a highly flexible and liquid hedge against risk – among other benefits.  Written by Rhona O’Connell, Head of Market Analysis, EMEA and Asia for StoneX Financial Ltd, this informative and accessible paper blends statistical analysis with practical knowledge and historical perspective to detail the “hows” and “whys” behind gold’s potential value to a successful wealth management strategy amidst today’s uncertain market conditions.

Are we on the edge of a commodities supercycle in which prices will continue to be up for several years? Or is this only temporary? In Are We Poised for a Commodities Supercycle?  StoneX takes a look at prices surges past and present and the underlying forces at work. As the country comes out of the pandemic, the economy is at an inflection point. To get a better handle on how this historic recovery is unfolding, download Are We Poised for a Commodities Supercycle?  today.

Circumstances conspired to create a most extreme and interesting grain marketing year, seeing prices move from a ten-year low to a seven-year high, all in a span of six months.  The Great Grain Rally, by Daniels Trading’s Tom Dosdall and StoneX’s Arlan Suderman, examines the fundamental supply and demand data behind the price movement as well as the other forces impacting the grain markets.

StoneX Financial Inc.’s Prime Service’s Capital Introduction group presents a discussion with a panel of champions for Social Impact, Diversity and Inclusion: Allan Houston (Founder & President – Allan Houston Legacy Foundation & The FISLL Project), Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson (CEO & Founder – VC Include), Fernando Vinzons (Director of Investments – Cook County Annuity & Benefit Fund), and Grace Reyes (CEO & Founder – The Investment Diversity Exchange). The panel and StoneX Financial Inc.’s Paul Magahis discuss their perspectives on Social Impact, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives.

Learn how the FCM Division within INTL FCStone Financial Inc. partners with financial institutions to help their clients access a robust suite of commodity trading and risk management services – without having to take on balance-sheet risk or go through a competitor.