Freight rates stall for Asia-bound Russian Urals oil
Freight rates for tankers carrying Russia’s flagship Urals crude from its Baltic ports to India have stalled on expectations of…
China Launches Antarctic Expedition, Blocks Key Conservation Proposals
On Friday, China embarked on its 41st Antarctic expedition as the country ramps up its presence in the Southern Ocean.…
Tanker Collision Spills Paraffin Off Algeciras
After a collision between a bulker and a chemical tanker near the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday, white balls of…
Op-Ed: China Comes Knocking at Indonesia’s Front Door
China is testing Prabowo Subianto’s new administration, with three successive incursions by China Coast Guard vessels into Indonesia’s exclusive maritime…
Riding growth wave, most Asian central banks to go slower than Fed on rate cuts
Most Asian central banks will cut interest rates slower than the U.S. Federal Reserve over the coming year, Reuters polls…
Market Volatility, Refinancing Risks Persist Despite Rate Cuts
The turn of the global monetary policy cycle this year, with rate cuts in the US, the eurozone and other…
Recent data has kept Fed rate view, soft landing, intact
A data-heavy week has kept the U.S. Federal Reserve’s core view intact of an economy where price pressures continue to…