Is President Xi going to save the world? What will that do to shipping?
The world's largest PV solar cell array at Qinghai Province, China. Pic: Sungrow On 22 September, President Xi announced that the Chinese...
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Lick it, or become like China
Coronavirus cases continue to mount world-wide. It’s getting to the point now where we all know somebody with symptoms and nearly...
The End of the Line for Small State Systems?
Last week we reported some Chinese state statistics that detailed the impact of Covid-19 on the economy in January and February, for...
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Governments around the world are taking extraordinary action to try to slow the spread of Covid-19, which now numbers more cases outside...
Two Black Swans? Sauve Qui Peut!
Black Swan one is Coronavirus, the Mummy of public health scares. OK the global infection rate is much smaller than flu and the mortality...
Unexpected Consequences of Covid-19
To add to last week’s portents of doom, China (as you will no doubt have seen already) released dismal Purchasing Managers Indices last...
Macro Macchiato: WHO do you trust?
The legendary Irish columnist Fintan O’ Toole wrote a piece at the weekend for the UK’s Observer (a Sunday newspaper) in which he was...
MACRO MACCHIATO: SKIP LNG, MOVE STRAIGHT TO HYDROGEN?
Renowned philanthropist and exterminator of typing pools Bill Gates has ordered a luxurious super-yacht, his first as it turns out. The...
Remain Deadly Calm At All Times, Part Two
On 30th January The World Health Organisation declared on a global health emergency. Nobody has died of Corona Virus in the US, but that...
The World on Fire: Good News for Bulk Carriers?
Millions of virtue-signalling, eco-woke words have been written about the Australian bush fires and how they are a signal for the climate...
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