The US and China announced their Phase One trade deal on Friday, though it has not yet been signed by either side. The deal reduces some...

On Friday China announced that it would waive import tariffs for some soybeans and pork shipments from the US. It was promoted as a...

Look Mum, we’re in the papers! It isn’t often that shipping finds its way onto the pages of the mainstream press. Usually it’s because of...

However many billions the Saudis have spent on defence, it wasn’t enough to prevent the weekend attacks on Abqaiq. Half of Saudi oil...

Macro data are looking a bit wobbly this week. What will that do to shipping markets? US jobs data for August were released on Friday. A...

Readers with children will know the feeling. Others will remember the feeling. It’s that mixture of anticipation, pride and excitement...

Wall Street enters its thundery summer earnings season this week in a stormy emotional state. More S&P 500 companies have issued negative...

British Steel is in the hands of receivers (again). This once mighty producer can still be viewed as a canary in the coal mine,...

I received several calls on Friday and over the weekend asking for my view on the US announcement that it intends to stand by its...

Donald Trump hogs all the headlines when it comes to policy. His trade war with China, rapprochement with Russia, his issues with the EU...