- U.S. leading indicators fell 0.4%
- U.S. jobless claims rose12, 000 to 346,000
- China increased its lending rate from 7.29% to 7.47%. For the year, this is increase #6
- U.K.'s GDP rose 0.7% QoQ and up 3.3% YoY
- Japan kept the interest rate unchanged at 0.50%
- The port of Long Beach is instituting a “green tax” of $35 to $79 per loaded container.
The tax will take effect by June and is expected to raise $1.6 billion to replace or retrofit 16,800 trucks to reduce emissions. The Port of Los Angeles is expected to copy the scheme.
- Hong Kong’s container port volume rose 1.6% in the first 11 months, but fell 2.4% in November
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