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Crude oil gains as OPEC struggles to raise output
March saw consumer spending fall on a year-on-year basis by 3.5%
The ongoing surge of new daily coronavirus cases in China, which began last month, has been leading to renewed weakness in the nation's consumer spending. March saw consumer spending fall on a year-on-year basis by 3.5%, which has marked the first year-on-year contraction seen since July 2020.
Indonesia And Russia Remain China's Primary Source Of Coal Imports
Russia remains China's second largest source of coal imports
The Supramaxes now receive a premium over all other sectors as several trades for these vessels see fresh demand. We look at where the new demand is coming from.
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Crude Gains As Europe Consider Sanctioning Russia Oil
Weak economic data in China weighed on sentiment early in the session
Weak economic data in China weighed on sentiment early in the session. Thin liquidity was an issue with most markets closed for holidays.
Weekly Comment: The GDR (Great Dose Of Reality) Crisis
The GDR crisis
In 1865 Rudolf Clausius, a German Physicist and Mathematician said that “The entropy (disorder) of the universe tends to a maximum”, in his famous Second Law of Thermodynamics. Humans have always known that good times only last for so long, before disorder sets in. Correctly, then, the more things are great, the more we fear that they will not continue to be so.
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Signal Dry Bulk Weekly Report
Snapshot of Spot Freight Rates, Supply-Demand Trends, Port Congestions
The first week of May signals a soft rebound in freight rates with Capesize demand in ton days posting signs of revival. In the iron ore market, prices for iron ore cargoes with a 63.5% iron ore content for delivery into Tianjin rebounded towards $14/t. The current level has not been seen for over a week and seems that the current euphoria stems from China's new policy measures to avert a slow economic growth for this year.
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Crude oil gains as OPEC struggles to raise output
A gloomy economic backdrop weighed on sentiment across markets.
A gloomy economic backdrop weighed on sentiment across markets. But supply side issues in energy markets helped keep them afloat.
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China’s slowing crude appetite: Winners and losers
Who will be the winners and losers in this race?
As China battles against its latest Covid outbreak, holding firm to its zero-Covid policy, domestic refiners are forced to dial back on refinery runs as domestic consumption and margins plunge
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