The government is preparing to offer some kind of limited bailout to businesses that are struggling because of high electricity and gas prices.
Futures Slide As Soaring Oil Nears $85 While cash bonds may be closed today for Columbus Day, which may or may not be a holiday -...
Overview: The markets remain unsettled. The surge in energy prices, the fears emanating from China's property market, and the unresolved US fiscal drama weigh on sentiment. Japan...
In Deep Ship: What's Really Driving The Supply-Chain Crisis By Michael Every and Matteo Iagatti of Rabobank Summary It is impossible to ignore the current shipping...
Overview: Energy prices pulled back late yesterday, but it offered little reprieve to the bond market where the 10-year benchmark yields in the US, UK, Sweden,...
More African nations should consider joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) or risk missing the opportunity to influence global trade rules, said China's Zhang Xiangchen, a...
As Q3 winds down and Q4 begins, the broad investment climate is being shaped by the turning of the monetary cycle. Norway was the first, and New...
Pennsylvania Rations Alcohol Due To Crippled Supply-Chain Authored by Beth Brelje via The Epoch Times, A shortage of certain alcohol brands is leaving some drinkers in low spirits;...
China Applies To Join CPTPP Trade Pact - Boasts Its Leadership Will Leave US "Increasingly Isolated" In a hugely symbolic move sure to have lasting consequences for any future...
Counterfeit Capitalism: Why A Monopolized Economy Leads To Inflation And Shortages Authored by Matt Stoller via 'BIG by Matt Stoller' substack, Hi, Welcome to BIG, a...
Canada must be aware that protectionism has returned which makes international trade complicated Canada faces new pressures on any attempts to ramp up international trade....
China Trade War 2.0? Biden Launches Probe To Quantify Damage From Beijing Subsidies It appears the Biden administration is pulling out all the stops to distract...
Biden Calls Xi In Attempt To Reset Strained Bilateral Relations Since the start of his administration, President Biden has tried to use "diplomacy" to try and...
Are you wondering how to invest in silver? With turmoil running high worldwide, now may be the time for investors to enter the market. The post...
Here’s a look at top copper production by country in 2020, as reported by the US Geological Survey. Chile took the top spot once again. The...
Copper prices have been performing with volatility, but historical copper prices have been trending upward for decades. Here's why. The post A Look at Historical Copper...
From less than $2000 a year ago, the cost of shipping a 40ft container… The post How and why the 2021 shipping crisis has developed in...
August 15 is the 50th anniversary of the end of Bretton Woods, when the US unilaterally ended the last formal linkages between the dollar and gold. ...
Last week’s price action for the stock market smacked of a rally that had run out of good news to justify rising share prices. All the...
What happened in the cleantech space in the first half of 2021? INN looks at trends and what's ahead for the sector. The post Cleantech Market...
Lumber prices in the United States hit a record high this past spring. In recent years, lumber futures have typically traded at $350–$400 per thousand board-feet,...
Here’s an overview of the main factors that impacted the rare earths market in H1 2021, and what’s ahead for the rest of the year. The...
Special Announcement: The Honorable Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota and a leading candidate on the Presidential ticket in 2024, is our keynote speaker at the Opening Ceremonies of...
Persistent Inflation Threatens the Recovery "Our company has had to deal with import delays due to backlogged West Coast ports, higher domestic freight costs, and a...
How China Became The Big Winner Of The COVID Era By Greg Miller, of FreightWaves, When news first broke of the COVID lockdown in Wuhan, the...
Is The West Strategically Reorganizing To Fight Communist China? Authored by Wang He via The Epoch Times, Recently, three major summits in the Western world—those of...
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from a new book written by Shirish Nadkarni, a Seattle tech veteran who co-founded Livemocha (acquired by RosettaStone) and...
By Christian Bogmans, Andrea Pescatori, and Ervin Prifti Rising world food prices for producers are making headlines and causing concerns among the public. The most recent...
Is The Worst Finally Over: Automotive Chip Supply Expected To Ramp Up In Second Half Of 2021 It looks like the ongoing semiconductor pain for the...
China's Ambassador To Washington Leaves After 8 Years Cui Tiankai, China's longest-serving ambassador to the US in history, is leaving Washington after eight years as Beijing's...