global trade


Saturday, March 24, 2018
shipping containers
News

Canada Urges World Nations to Preserve Pillars of Global Trade

By Jason Koutsoukis (Bloomberg) — As the U.S. and China edge closer to a full-blown trade war, Canada has urged all nations to act to preserve

March 24, 2018
Total Views: 16

Monday, February 19, 2018
ship at anchor
News

All Aboard for Hedge Funds as Trade Tide Lifts Shipping

By Jonathan Saul and Maiya Keidan LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Forced to abandon ship after mistiming their investments five years ago, hedge funds

February 19, 2018
Total Views: 86

Monday, February 12, 2018
shipping containers
Shipping News

WTO Outlook Indicator: Global Trade Growth to Stay Above-Trend

By Tom Miles GENEVA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Global trade in goods will continue growing above trend during the second quarter, the World Trade

February 12, 2018
Total Views: 17

U.S. Economy Is at Risk Amid Immigration Curbs, Maersk CEO Says
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U.S. Economy Is at Risk Amid Immigration Curbs, Maersk CEO Says

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The chief executive officer of the world’s biggest shipping company says curbs on immigration backed by

February 12, 2018
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Rising Dry Bulk Freight Costs Will Squeeze Traders, Boost Food Prices
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Rising Dry Bulk Freight Costs Will Squeeze Traders, Boost Food Prices

By Agnieszka de Sousa (Bloomberg) — It’s getting more expensive to transport commodities around the world, threatening to squeeze profits for global

December 5, 2017
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
shipping containers
News

EU Launches Free Trade Deal with Canada as Britain Eyes Own Deal

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Sept 20 (Reuters) – The European Union and Canada will begin cutting import duties from Thursday on thousands of

September 20, 2017
Total Views: 56

Friday, August 11, 2017
bulk carrier underway
Shipping News

War Threat in Korea Exposes Artery of Global Commodity Trade

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Should U.S. President Donald Trump unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea, it will bring conflict to the core of the

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 29

Monday, August 7, 2017
Globalization Thrives in Asia as Export Revival Buoys Growth
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Globalization Thrives in Asia as Export Revival Buoys Growth

By Enda Curran and Michael Heath (Bloomberg) — For all the talk of globalization’s retreat amid the mercantilist rhetoric of Donald Trump, it’s

August 7, 2017
Total Views: 17

Wednesday, August 2, 2017
oil tanker
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Global Trade Recovery Lifts Diesel Demand

By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – World trade is growing again which will give a big boost to middle distillates such as diesel used in the

August 2, 2017
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, July 19, 2017
U.S., China Talks Get Rocky Start as Secretary Ross Assails Trade Gap
Shipping News

U.S., China Talks Get Rocky Start as Secretary Ross Assails Trade Gap

By Saleha Mohsin, Andrew Mayeda and Ye Xie (Bloomberg) — Talks between the world’s two biggest economies got off to a tense start as U.S. Commerce

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Commerce Secretary Ross Urges China to Give U.S. Companies Equal Footing on Trade
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Commerce Secretary Ross Urges China to Give U.S. Companies Equal Footing on Trade

By Saleha Mohsin and Ye Xie (Bloomberg) — China’s maturing economy needs to further open markets to American investors and exporters so they can

July 18, 2017
Total Views: 114

Friday, May 19, 2017
shipping containers
News

Global Expansion Is In Sync, Even If Chaos Reigns Elsewhere

By Theophilos Argitis and Blaise Robinson (Bloomberg) — With the first-quarter earnings season coming to a close, the verdict is in on the synchronized

May 19, 2017
Total Views: 24

Thursday, May 4, 2017
Global Trade Growth Is About to Slow, Morgan Stanley Says
Shipping News

Global Trade Growth Is About to Slow, Morgan Stanley Says

By Luke Kawa (Bloomberg) — Signs are pointing to a looming slowdown in global trade growth, according to Morgan Stanley. Each component of the bank’s

May 4, 2017
Total Views: 73

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
msc ship at long beach port
News

U.S. Trade Deficit Falls as Exports Hit Two-Year High

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit fell more than expected in February as exports increased to a two-year high and

April 4, 2017
Total Views: 56

Monday, April 3, 2017
containership
Shipping News

Shipping Container Price Spike Points to Global Trade Growth

By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, April 3 (Reuters) – Prices for shipping containers, the metal boxes that carry 90 percent of the world’s

April 3, 2017
Total Views: 79

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Port Operators, Shippers Lead Up China, Hong Kong Shares as Global Trade View Brightens
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Port Operators, Shippers Lead Up China, Hong Kong Shares as Global Trade View Brightens

SHANGHAI, March 29 (Reuters) – China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Wednesday as further signs of a pick-up in global trade boosted shares of port

March 29, 2017
Total Views: 90

Monday, February 27, 2017
News

BHP Says `Bloody Awful’ Trade Pledges Risk Deflating Trump Pump

By David Stringer and Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) — The head of the world’s biggest mining company intensified his warnings that U.S. trade

February 27, 2017
Total Views: 8

Thursday, February 9, 2017
shipping containers stacked
News

Trump May Need a Second Term to See Fruits of His Trade Deals

By Austin Weinstein (Bloomberg) — So far, President Donald Trump has mostly declared policy 140 characters at a time, or through flurries of executive

February 9, 2017
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Shipping News

World’s Biggest Shipping Company Voices Alarm at Trump Trade War

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the owner of the world’s biggest container shipping line, is paying particular attention to

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 23

Tuesday, February 7, 2017
U.S. Trade Gap Widens in 2016 as Exports, Imports Both Shrink
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U.S. Trade Gap Widens in 2016 as Exports, Imports Both Shrink

By Shobhana Chandra (Bloomberg) — The U.S. trade deficit widened last year to the biggest since 2012 as exports fell more than imports, though a

February 7, 2017
Total Views: 64