Falling Dry Markets; Wets …buoyant. Messy Geopolitics with Ukraine at the brink of a total catastrophe unless… Covid’s uncontrollable spread…

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) approached the danger zone, that of 2,000 points as the fall continued all through the week. Wets as always volatile and peculiar. The Ukrainian mess and damage for humanity will need, at least a generation to “heal” to all intents and purposes; and there is more to come from the spill over. SHAME! Covid spreads again as politicians’ hallucinations “made” them medical scientists… John Faraclas’ daily and weekly recap:

The BDI lost six points since...

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Fresh turbulence ahead for airlines as travel chaos continues

Susannah Streeter

6 April 2022 – Since the start of 2021 airline shares have fallen back amid ongoing disruption:

  • Wizz Air down 40%,
    Ryanair down 17%,
    International Consolidated Airlines Group down 14%
    American Airlines down 10%,
    Quantas down 2%.

Brent crude hovers around $101 a barrel and is up 27% since the start of 2021

Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown
 
‘’Flight chaos is spreading around the world, as the school holiday rush intensifies, amid severe...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/08/fresh-turbulence-ahead-for-airlines-as-travel-chaos-continues/

The UK economy was in fitter form than expected before Omicron hit

The UK economy was in fitter form than expected before Omicron hit

Susannah Streeter

14 January 2022

The UK economy was in fitter form than expected before Omicron hit

Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown

‘’The UK economy was in fitter form than expected before Omicron hit, with construction and manufacturing sectors flexing their muscles with a jump in activity. Growth overall came in at 0.9% significantly higher than the forecast 0.4%. That pushed UK output...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/14/the-uk-economy-was-in-fitter-form-than-expected-before-omicron-hit/

France in shock after killings of 3 women on Jan. 1; MC infection rate tops 1,200… plus more…

France in shock after killings of 3 women on Jan. 1; MC infection rate tops 1,200… plus more…

Good Morning Monaco – Tuesday, January 4, 2022

France shocked by three killings of women on January 1
Three women were killed by their partners or former partners on the first day of 2022…

Monaco’s infection rate surpasses 1,200
The Government reported on Monday, January 3, that Monaco’s benchmark infection rate per 100,000 measured over a seven-day period has risen to 1,270, as of Sunday, January 2.

Paramedi...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/04/france-in-shock-after-killings-of-3-women-on-jan-1-mc-infection-rate-tops-1200-plus-more/

Inflation reaction: US, UK from Mars, Europe from Venus, and more

Inflation reaction: US, UK from Mars, Europe from Venus, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

13-17 December 2021, Vol.12 Ed.50

Most-Read Commentary

Inflation reaction: US, UK from Mars, Europe from Venus: The European Central Bank is banking on ‘flexibility’ in continued monetary easing, confirming divergent approaches on inflationary threats compared with the Federal Reserve and Bank of England. Amid a flurry of central banking policy announcements,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/18/inflation-reaction-us-uk-from-mars-europe-from-venus-and-more/

56 new cases; UK records 93k new coronavirus cases…

56 new cases; UK records 93k new coronavirus cases… 

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de Monaco

Good Morning Monaco – Saturday, December 18, 2021

Fifty-six new coronavirus cases on Friday
Monaco recorded more than 50 new positive tests for coronavirus for the third day running on Friday, December 17, with 56 new cases…

UK reports record 93,045 coronavirus cases
Britain reported record COVID-19 infections for the third consecutive day on Friday, with a rise to 93,045 new cases...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/18/56-new-cases-uk-records-93k-new-coronavirus-cases/

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