Op-Ed: Baltimore’s Bridge Collapse and the Making of a P&I Super Loss
On a calm March night in 2024, a containership outbound from Baltimore lost electrical power, struck a main pier of…
European Governments Adopt Ambitious Plan for 100 GW of Offshore Wind Power
Meeting for the third North Sea Summit, the governments of nine Northern European countries adopted a new plan calling for…
US Durable Goods Orders Surge in November
New orders for US-manufactured durable goods jumped 5.3% month over month in November 2025, rebounding from a revised 2.1% decline…
China-Central Asia Trade: Goods trade tops $100 billion for first time in 2025
China’s trade ties with Central Asia have reached a new milestone. In 2025, goods trade between China and the five…
Government finance statistics: deficit-debt relation
The financial accounts of the general government sector cover transactions in financial assets and liabilities as well as the stock…
China: Optimism among exporters at the year-end, but caution among households
PMIs improved slightly at the end of 2025. In December, the official manufacturing PMI stood at 50.1 after eight consecutive…
January Ifo index pours cold water on hopes of a stellar rebound for the German economy
This morning, Germany has literally slid into weather and traffic chaos. While this chaos will only be temporary, the just-released…
Could U.S. midterms slow Trump’s agenda?
Republicans are likely to lose their narrow majority in the House of Representatives in the November midterm elections, but that…
Canada rules out China free trade deal as Trump threatens 100% tariffs
Canada has no plans to pursue a free trade agreement with China, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday, pushing…
Institutional Strength Buffers Japanese Ratings from Yield, FX Volatility
Japanese issuer credit profiles remain robust despite the recent surge in government bond yields and yen volatility, Fitch Ratings says.…