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The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... domestic demand. This is better than expectations for a 13.1% increase and the highest growth rate since March. The Baltic Dry Index's (BDI) - which measures changes in the cost to transport various raw materials - gradual but upward trend validates ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... not passed 6.39 yuan so far this year... China GDP growth slows to 7.4% year-on-year in the third quarter. 9 Baltic Dry Index rises 100 per cent. Baltic Dry Index FALLS by 41.2% from 20 December 2011 to last night. 10 Wheat prices to double next year. ...

Another 'should have gone shopping' moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... by looking at the index that tracks worldwide international shipping prices of various dry bulk cargoes - the Baltic Dry Index. The index has more than doubled to 2091 this month after hitting a 26-month low of 1043 last February. Not so long ago (2009) ...

We've left bottom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... credit to finance trade flows. However, recent readings show that trade flows are starting to pick up again -- the Baltic Dry Index has now climbed to its highest level since last October. As at last week's close, the index has advanced by more than ...
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