The BDI@1947: the fall?

John Faraclas

The BDI@1947: the fall?

The BDI lost 67 points earlier on today given that its two main drivers the Capes – mainly and to a lesser extent the Panamaxes fell. Above all the psychological threshold of 2,000 was lost! Geopolitics: still getting worse. John Faraclas’ brief daily recap:

The Capes’ BCI lost 199 points and now stands at 3,609…

The Panamaxes down 29 to 2,180 points

The Supras down seven to 1,012 points…

The Handies’ BHSI survived and gained six valuable points! Not bad eh!

The...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/25/the-bdi1947-the-fall/

Capes blues …as Boris wins leadership and premiership

John Faraclas

Capes blues …as Boris wins leadership and premiership

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 26 points earlier on today and now stands at 2,165 points increasing the gap to 82 points from that as of end of December 2013 (2,247) thanks to the Capes’ fall. Geopolitics remain more than crucial. John Faraclas brief recap:

The Capes’ fall was a triple-digit one, 123 points and the BCI now stands at 4,315… I hope we don’t witness another major fall alike in Jan, Feb and March this year…

Contained...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/23/capes-blues-as-boris-wins-leadership-and-premiership/

Capes’ tsunami brings down the BDI

John Faraclas

Capes’ tsunami brings down the BDI

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost earlier on today 151 points and now dangerously approaches / dives towards the 2,000 point-threshold… Boris Johnson enters no. 10 Downing Street following an emotional but also unusual, odd day holding the keys of power…Can he make or break? John Faraclas’ brief recap:

The BDI down to 2,014 points sends shocking messages; we shall see in the coming days.

The volatility of Capes is monumental; following yesterday’s fall

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/24/capes-tsunami-brings-down-the-bdi/

Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Wednesday, 24 July, 2019)

Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Wednesday, 24 July, 2019)

HIGHLIGHTS

WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

GLOBAL MARKETS:  As expected, Eurosceptic Boris Johnson was declared yesterday the winner of the Conservative leadership contest and consequently, the new UK’s Prime Minister. Amid mounting no-deal Brexit fears, the GBP remained under pressure, especially against the USD. Meanwhile, the USD retained a firm tone against all G10 peers following the agreement earlier this...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/24/daily-overview-of-global-markets-the-see-region-wednesday-24-july-2019/

The BDI@2,191 approaches …the all time high for 5Y and 7M

John Faraclas

The BDI@2,191 approaches …the all time high for 5Y and 7M

The BDI is just 56 points apart as the end of Dec 2013 when the BDI stood at 2,247… Geopolitics being conspicuously “silent” might turn explosive to a degree of no return. John Faraclas’ daily recap:

With only 56 points away from the 2,247 points the BDI with the 21 points it gained earlier on today approaches the level we all here prayed for and referred to over the last four years in nearly every recap!

The Capes’ BCI was up...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/22/the-bdi2191-approaches-the-all-time-high-for-5y-and-7m/

Diana fixes Kamsarmax “Myrto” on period to Cargill

DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES DIRECT CONTINUATION OF TIME CHARTER CONTRACT FOR M/V MYRTO WITH CARGILL

ATHENS, GREECE, July 22, 2019 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Myrto. The gross charter rate is...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/22/diana-fixes-kamsarmax-myrto-on-period-to-cargill/

Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, 22 July, 2019)

Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, 22 July, 2019)

HIGHLIGHTS

WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

GLOBAL MARKETS:  Market participants scaled back expectations for a 50bps rate cut at the 30-31 FOMC meeting in reaction to a Wall Street Journal report suggesting that Fed officials are inclined for a 25bps rate cut at the upcoming meeting as well as clarifications by a New York Fed spokeswoman that New Fed President John Williams’s latest comments over quick and aggressive...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/22/daily-overview-of-global-markets-the-see-region-monday-22-july-2019/

Sobel on unsound dollar intervention, OMFIF appoints new chief executive, and more

USA’s President Donald Trump

Sobel on unsound dollar intervention, OMFIF appoints new chief executive, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEW 

Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

5-19 July 2019, Vol.10 Ed.29

Most-Read Commentary

Trump’s unsound dollar intervention idea:Markets are abuzz with rumours President Donald Trump will order the US Treasury to intervene in foreign exchange markets to weaken the dollar. Intervention is presently unjustified by macroeconomic and market conditions. An...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/20/sobel-on-unsound-dollar-intervention-omfif-appoints-new-chief-executive-and-more/

Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Friday, 19 July, 2019)

Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Friday, 19 July, 2019)

HIGHLIGHTS

WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

GLOBAL MARKETS:  Market sentiment towards risk assets improved in early trade on Friday with Asian bourses ending higher followed by modestly firmer European equity markets in the early hours of today’s trading, on new dovish Fed signals. Meanwhile, USTs remained well supported while European government bonds continued to move higher supported by a Bloomberg story suggesting...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/19/daily-overview-of-global-markets-the-see-region-friday-19-july-2019/

The BDI@2,170 with mess in two of Planet Ocean’s dire straits

The BDI@2,170 with mess in two of Planet Ocean’s dire straits

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was up earlier on today 40 points standing at 2,170; the perplexed geopolitics now confirm our fears on our numerous written hints on Planet Ocean’s dire straits over the last seven years following the Gibraltar “Grace 1” incident and the continuations / further developments on …a tit for tat basis in the Straits of Hormuz with the “Stena Impero” and  “Mesdar” tankers arrests by the Iran’s Revolutionary...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/19/the-bdi2170-with-mess-in-two-of-planet-oceans-dire-straits/

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