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.
Global Drug Trade Gets More Efficient, Defies US War on Drugs, Revolt Builds in Latin America by Don Quijones • Jan 27, 2015 • 5 Comments The German connection.