China pivot from US farm imports bolsters it against trade war risks
China’s push to shift its food import sources since 2018 has put it in a better position to impose tit-for-tat…
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…
Weak US jobs report confirms Fed has increasing room to cut rates
Weak jobs, large downward revisions The October jobs report shows payrolls increasing by just 12k while there were net downward…
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…
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…