Billionaires wear climate ignorance on sleeves
Mum and dad shareholders of the world, unite! So bellows the exhortation from Gina Rinehart, mining magnate and Australia’s richest…
AI masking the economy cuts both ways
The artificial intelligence boom once again shielded the stock market from the sharp macroeconomic edges of 2025. But there’s a…
EU vote on Mercosur trade deal set for next week, Denmark says
European Union countries are set to vote early next week to determine whether the bloc should sign a contentious trade…
World Bank raises China’s 2025 growth forecast by 0.4 percentage points
The World Bank on Thursday in Beijing released its latest China Economic Update, wherein it raised its 2025 economic growth…
China to boost exports, imports in 2026, seeking ‘sustainable’ trade, official says
China plans to expand exports and imports next year as part of efforts to promote “sustainable” trade, a senior economic…
Russia’s oil and fuel export revenues touch lowest level since Ukraine invasion, IEA says
Russia’s revenues from exports of crude oil and refined products fell again in November due to lower export volumes and…
Venezuela oil exports fall sharply after US tanker seizure, sources and data say
Venezuela’s oil exports have fallen sharply since the United States seized a tanker earlier this week and imposed fresh sanctions…
Russia’s seaborne fuel exports fall slightly in November, data shows
Russia’s seaborne oil product exports in November were down by 0.8% from October at 7.494 million metric tons as the…
Geopolitical Risks Increasingly Drive Deteriorating Shipping Outlook
Geopolitical and policy risks have become bigger drivers of our ‘deteriorating’ 2026 outlook for the global shipping sector than underlying…