China’s Economy Even Worse than Suspected? by Wolf Richter • Oct 30, 2015 • 18 Comments Suddenly demand for diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel gets hit.
Global Shipping Veers into Capital Destruction by Wolf Richter • Oct 9, 2015 • 13 Comments Overcapacity “will be even greater than in 2009.”
Freight Goes to Heck, Now Even in the US by Wolf Richter • Sep 14, 2015 • 18 Comments Global recession watch: the cleanest dirty shirt gets dirtier.
China’s Hard Landing Suddenly Gets a Lot Rougher by Wolf Richter • Aug 9, 2015 • 14 Comments “We could see relatively strong downward pressure” – Chinese government.
Container Shipping Rates from China to US, Europe Collapse by Wolf Richter • Jun 22, 2015 • 10 Comments Some to previously unimaginable lows.
Container Carriers Wage Price War to Form Global Shipping Oligopoly by Wolf Richter • Jun 17, 2015 • 16 Comments “I don’t think it will backfire” – CEO of Maersk, the world’s largest carrier.
“China Momentum Indicator” at Hard-Landing Level by Wolf Richter • Jun 10, 2015 • 9 Comments “Calling into disrepute the reliability of China’s official data.”
China Downturn Hits US Automakers by Wolf Richter • May 12, 2015 • 8 Comments When the People’s Bank of China spoke of “big downward pressure,” it wasn’t kidding.
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.
Confidence in the US Economy Plunges by Wolf Richter • May 5, 2015 • 16 Comments Culprits get lined up.