Developed Europe Growth Challenges Are Back in Focus as Inflation Recedes
Risks to the recovery in private consumption and investment, which should support stronger GDP growth, persist despite the prospect of…
Facing tariff threat, Europe eyes options to appease Trump
The European Union is considering options to appease Donald Trump on his return to the White House as it braces…
Powell’s words matter, but his actions matter more
If bond investors take away one lesson from the last few years, it’s this: pay attention not so much to…
China wields weak hand in Trump’s Trade War II
To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff,” Donald Trump said in an interview last month at…
China announces huge debt package ahead of ‘forceful’ stimulus
A decisive move to address local government debt woes China’s National People’s Congress concluded its week-long meeting on Friday with…
China’s economy stabilises but November’s uncertainties loom large
2024 growth target is still within striking distance September’s economic data generally outperformed expectations, with a stronger-than-expected third-quarter GDP growth…
China consumer prices rise slowest in 4 months, despite stimulus
China’s consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in October while producer price deflation deepened, data showed…
India’s April-Sept steel imports led by China, govt data shows
India’s imports of steel over the period from April to September were led by shipments from China, according to provisional…
China cut Russian Arctic oil purchases by 21% in Jan-Oct, data shows
China reduced daily purchases of Russian Arctic oil grades, Novy Port, ARCO and Varandey, by more than a fifth in…
LR2s poised to benefit from structural change to Europe’s clean tanker market
The Wider European refining landscape is under pressure. Margins have suffered due to high volumes of middle distillates arriving from…