GLOBAL TRADE

EU agrees major trade deal with Mercosur / Opportunities for EU manufacturers to increase exports of automotive parts, chemicals

GLOBAL TRADE

Trade war risks increase as Trump returns as US president / Growth to slow on increased US import tariffs – Allianz Trade report

LOGISTICS

When growls sound like optimism: more trucking activity in Germany / Shipping surges around Cape of Good Hope

LOGISTICS

New Silk Road project could spell disaster for China / Beijing to help debtors with billions

WORLD ECONOMY

IfW Kiel forecasts 0.5% German growth this year / Ifo predicts small contraction / ECB raises outlook for Eurozone

PETROCHEMICALS

Trade and market disruptions worsen / Increase in PE, PP capacities / Ongoing investment in chemical recycling and decarbonisation projects

LOGISTICS

Calmer waters: tariff dispute at German seaports settled / China zero-Covid strategy again rattles supply chains / Container freight rates stagnate

LOGISTICS

Ship congestion off North Sea ports, North American East Coast / Industrial action in UK, US / Container freight rates in reverse gear

LOGISTICS

Rhine River blocked by damaged freighter / Strikes at UK's ports imminent / Freight rates for containers hardly affected so far by China's Taiwan antics

WORLD ECONOMY

IfW Kiel: Global trade down in July / Ukraine grain transport difficult

LOGISTICS

World record: new super freighter carries 12,000 40-foot containers / Export downturn: Germany with first negative trade balance in decades

WORLD ECONOMY

IFW Kiel: High prices, bottlenecks slow recovery / Global GDP outlook revised lower/ Record order backlog at German industrial firms

CHINA

Economic growth limited by strict zero-Covid policy / Major Chinese cities aim to return to business as usual / Wood Mackenzie downgrades GDP forecast

GLOBAL TRADE

Worldwide commerce little changed in May / No “clear direction” / IfW Kiel report

GLOBAL TRADE

IFW Kiel: World commerce steadies after war rattles markets / Container shipping congestion remains high

GLOBAL TRADE

IfW Kiel: Ukraine war slows global trade / 12% of goods stuck in containers

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Attack on Ukraine slows global trade / Sanctions start to take effect / Trade war to hit Russia more than Western economies / Kiel Institute research

RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY

IfW Kiel: Industrial production in Germany could rise by 10% in 2022 / Guest editorial by Nils Jannsen

LOGISTICS

Every tenth container worldwide is stuck in a traffic jam / Omicron further thins out staffing levels / Stocks being expanded to provide a buffer