Links to previous press releases are below.
IMF Lifts 2020 Global Growth Forecast
In the IMF’s October World Economic Outlook, 2020 global GDP growth was forecast at -4.4%, an improvement of 0.8 percentage points from its June report. The projection was lifted following...
Read MoreQueensland Coal Exports Tumble
Combined coal throughput at the main Queensland ports of Abbot Point, Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, Gladstone and Hay Point posted an annual decline for a seventh month in a row, down 1.7 Mt to just...
Read MoreChinese Iron Ore, Soyabean and Coal Imports in 3q
Combined Chinese imports of iron ore, soyabeans and coal surged to a quarterly record of 416.5 Mt in the 3q20, rising 8.8 Mt year-on-year, customs data show.
Growth was led by strong iron ore...
Read MoreChina’s crude oil imports rebound in September
China’s crude oil imports increased by 620K b/d (or 5.5%) m-o-m and 1.77M b/d (or 17.6%) y-o-y...
Read MoreUSDA Soyabean and Wheat Trade Forecasts
Record early season sales boosted expected US soyabean exports to a peak of 59.9 Mt in 2020/21 (Oct-Sep), up 2.0 Mt from September’s report, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Robust...
Read MoreCISA Crude Steel Production Inches Higher
Crude steel output at China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) member mills edged up to 2.16 Mt/day in the final ten days of September from 2.15 Mt/day over 11-20 September, industry group data show....
Read MoreForce majeure lifted on Libya’s Sharara oilfield
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has lifted force majeure on the Sharara oilfield, following the termination of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) nine-month oil blockade in September, Reuters report....
Read MoreNorwegian oil union officials meet to negotiate strike
Norwegian oil firms are currently meeting with union officials, as well as a state-appointed mediator, to discuss a new set of proposals which would bring the 10-day strike to an end, Reuters report. Six...
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