Maersk says Red Sea vessel diversions could go into second half of year

Maersk says Red Sea vessel diversions could go into second half of year

The Ebba Maersk container ship, operated by A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, leaves Suez port and heads towards the Red Sea after passing through the Suez Canal in Suez, Egypt on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Kristian Helgesen | Bloomberg | Getty Images A.P. Moller-Maersk, the second-largest global ocean carrier, is advising customers to prepare for a Red … Read more

Boeing aircraft orders, deliveries dry up in January

Boeing aircraft orders, deliveries dry up in January

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing‘s aircraft orders and deliveries fell in January as the company grappled with the fallout from a midflight blowout of a fuselage panel on one of its 737 … Read more

EU considering sanctions on Chinese firms supporting Russia’s war machine

EU considering sanctions on Chinese firms supporting Russia’s war machine

This pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik shows Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) and China’s President Xi Jinping heading to a group photo session during the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2023. Grigory Sysoyev | AFP | … Read more

growth: Sanjiv Bhasin on what should investors do with OMC stocks

growth: Sanjiv Bhasin on what should investors do with OMC stocks

“Three rate cuts were not there on the card three months back, now there are three rate cuts. Yields are softening, so there will still be humbug whether it is March or April,” says Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities.It appears that overnight things have turned amber there in the US, in last sort of trade … Read more

White House-Congress fight over Red Sea defense gets risky for economy

White House-Congress fight over Red Sea defense gets risky for economy

An aerial view of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower together in eastern Mediterranean on November 03, 2023.  Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images There are growing calls from some political leaders on Capitol Hill to justify U.S. Navy protection of “foreign flag” vessels from … Read more

Red Sea freight rate inflation may be peaking already

Red Sea freight rate inflation may be peaking already

Camille Delbos/art In All Of Us | Corbis News | Getty Images The sharp, sudden spike in supply chain inflation caused by the Red Sea crisis and ongoing attacks on shipping vessels by Houthi rebels may have peaked on key global trade routes, based on analysis of the latest data from Xeneta, a leading ocean … Read more

China comes just shy of Japan as the world’s largest car exporter

China comes just shy of Japan as the world’s largest car exporter

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA – JANUARY 17, 2024 – A large number of cars are ready to be shipped for export at the port of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, January 17, 2024. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China failed to replace Japan as … Read more

U.K. pauses trade talks with Canada, claims ‘progress is not being made’ – National

U.K. pauses trade talks with Canada, claims ‘progress is not being made’ – National

The United Kingdom is hitting pause on negotiations for a new free trade agreement with Canada, with the British government claiming “progress is not being made.” The statement shared by Susannah Goshko, the British high commissioner to Canada, on Thursday came less than a month before the next round of talks towards a permanent trade … Read more

Moody’s is negative on Asia’s sovereign creditworthiness

Moody’s is negative on Asia’s sovereign creditworthiness

Moody’s Investors Service has a negative outlook for sovereign creditworthiness in Asia-Pacific this year, due to China’s slower economic growth as well as tight funding and geopolitical risks. China’s rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic wasn’t as fast as several economists had expected at the start of 2023. The country’s GDP for the last three months … Read more

Davos leaders see a new normal in 2024

Davos leaders see a new normal in 2024

President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde attends a session on the closing day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 19, 2024.  Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said she does not expect a return to economic “normality” in 2024, … Read more