Elsabe Loots, University of Pretoria
Over the past 25 years there has been lots of research and debate about the concept, the history and state of globalisation, its various dimensions and benefits.
The World Economic Forum has set out the case that the world has experienced four waves of globalisation. In a 2019 publication it summarised...
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Increase in inflation will not last, Special ECB conclave to debate inflation and asset purchases, and more
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Increase in inflation will not last: This year’s recovery, after months of life under lockdown, stands out from previous ones; it started with inflation roaring back. Normally the symptom of overheating in an economy reaching full speed, inflation this time reflects a weakened economy...
Globalisation and capital markets transform in face of new pressures
Tuesday 29 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.26.2
Commentary: Covid-19 shifts pattern of globalisation
By Marco Annunziata in Miami
Globalisation is undergoing a number of profound structural changes that we are only beginning to understand. Covid-19 has underscored the vulnerability of global supply chains to shocks that can come in a variety of flavours, from natural disasters to geopolitical tensions. We have a very human desire to think...
Demystifying Global Consumer Choice
What Drives Consumer Choice Around the World?
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| An intensive BCG research project offers three key insights to answer what really drives consumer choice around the world: |
| Despite decades of globalization, consumers’ mindsets remain highly localized.A common global strategy would not be wholly effective in any of the 13 categories we studied.Although... |
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Flexport has told customers it welcomes the newfound riches of the shipping lines – and that the “last thing” the industry needs is another box line bankruptcy.
At a customer event last week, chief executive Ryan Petersen said: “The shipping lines are finally turning a profit, and they built these huge expensive ships, so let’s not get too upset.
“It’s a relatively competitive market – less than it was, but it’s still …
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Despite the rise of trade conflicts and xenophobic populism around the planet, globalisation is not in retreat, according to Global Connectedness Index (GCI) published by DHL.
Findings from the integrator’s Resilience360 subsidiary paint a more worrying picture of international trade, however.
The GCI, an annual barometer of international flows of goods, capital, information and people that DHL presented on December 4, shows a slight overall dip for 2018.
But it was not trade that retreated,...
https://theloadstar.com/global-trade-flowing-nicely-but-international-investment-is-sticky/
Global trade has decelerated again, but only “perceptively”, according to the latest DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB).
It dropped one point from June and is now at 47 in its index, below the level of no-growth, 50.
The weak outlook is “solely triggered by decreasing air trade” said DHL, with China facing the largest loss, down eight points, sending the overall air trade index down four points.
“Air trade growth in South …
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This article is an abridged version of the one published last week on Loadstar Premium.
Jeff Rubin was CIBC global chief economist for some 20 years, a leading authority on oil, and much sought-after keynote speaker. He has developed and published ground-breaking insights on the lesser known aspects of oil in globalisation and the modern economy, been rated as a top economist throughout his career, and is an award-winning author.
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Protectionist backlash sweeping across the world will not dent globalisation in the long-term, according to DHL Express chief executive John Pearson.
He told journalists yesterday, at the launch of DHL’s Global Connectedness Index report, the “fundamentals” of trade were as “strong as they have ever been”.
“Globalisation is too big to fail,” he said, “and this wave of populism we have experienced over the past two to three years is a wave we …