Sunday, October 18, 2020

  •  Tanker Rates still strong - storage demand..

Saturday, October 17, 2020

I think most daily charts are up to date. 


The weekly stuff should be up to date by tomorrow evening some time.

  •  Italy - has the best borrowing terms since the year 1310.


Economist: Ivory Coast was named after the product of its abundant elephants. But data published in PLoS ONE , a journal, show how much has changed since colonial days. Researchers drew on dung counts, interviews with local experts and media reports to take the first census of Ivorian elephants in a decade. The situation is dire. They estimate that there are just 225 forest elephants left in the country, a fall of 86% since 1994. Worse, they could only confirm the presence of elephants in four of 25 protected areas.


Friday, October 16, 2020

 Moody’s downgrades UK one notch to Aa3 stable outlook from Aa2 with negative outlook on low growth, high debt and fractious policy environment. Expects govt debt to GDP ratio to peak at 112% by year-end. Sees govt deficit of 18.5% for this year and 7.4% for 2021.

  • The China Containerized Freight Index Composite is making 5 year highs



 

 Quick Overview is up to date

  • To cheer every body up - a picture of a new record. I can already hear  the blaring and screaming from the GOP next year , about the deficit -  should they fail in November.

  • Or, perhaps, you would prefer this one - a bit further back.