Global Demand for Chinese Goods Sinks, Chinese Leaders ‘Caught Off Guard by Sharpness of Downturn’ by Wolf Richter • May 8, 2015 • 7 Comments Trade moves in wobbly circles.
China Containerized Freight Index Plunges to Multi-Year Low, Shanghai-EU Rates Totally Collapse, US Rates Morose by Wolf Richter • May 4, 2015 • 17 Comments Something is going on in the shipping business – and beyond – to create this gloom.
Caving In to Corporatism: Endgame for Secret “Trade” Pact Negotiations by Don Quijones • Apr 30, 2015 • 10 Comments Voters don’t support that program. Hence the need for secrecy, obfuscation, and lies.
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index Collapses: China-US Rates Hit Hard, China-Europe Rates Plunge to All-Time Low by Wolf Richter • Apr 20, 2015 • 6 Comments “Rates in many Asia export trades are in a tailspin.” And here’s why.
Despite Fierce Opposition, EU Opens Back Door to Fracking by Don Quijones • Apr 16, 2015 • 1 Comment A Lobbyist’s Paradise.
Marriage Made in Corporatist Heaven Slams into Resistance by Don Quijones • Mar 28, 2015 • 5 Comments The still secret “trade” pacts hollow out national sovereignty. And people have noticed.
Surprise Attack: French Megabank Slams Draghi’s Currency War by Wolf Richter • Mar 24, 2015 • 3 Comments “Nothing is happening inside the Eurozone that favors growth.”
West-Coast Port Fiasco Does ‘Permanent, Irrevocable Damage’ by Wolf Richter • Mar 6, 2015 • 14 Comments Both sides hold gun to nation’s head. Gun backfires.
Crunch Time for the Global Corporatocracy by Don Quijones • Mar 1, 2015 • 15 Comments The treaty that must not be named in the US.
Smaller Businesses Dread the Wrath of US-EU “Free-Trade” Deal by Don Quijones • Feb 18, 2015 • 5 Comments Like most modern trade deals, TTIP isn’t about “free trade.” It’s about protecting Big Business. SMEs are crying foul.
