Macro Economics - Uemployment, sovereign debt and deficits remain challenging before growth can firmly be called sustainable 14 October 2010 Global Economy: WTO says that trade is likely to grow by 13.5% in 2010. This is an upward revision of world trade from the March forecast of 10%. The massive growth comes back-to-back with the 2009 decline of 12.2%, and has to be seen in that perspective. However, the news is positive and definitely helpful for the global economy as it struggles to leave the crisis behind and sustain positive growth going forward. Market analysis Macro
Macro Economics 12 April 2010 At first recovery needs to be sustainable – then tightening of public stimulus needs to be coherent and must not take place too soon Market analysis Macro
Macro Economics 09 February 2010 Recovery is on the way – but unequally distributed, with lack of private consumption in advanced economies Market analysis Macro
Macro Economics - The main shipping drivers looking healthier in a tricky environment 09 June 2010 This recession was caused by a financial crisis, and what we do know about recessions caused by financial crises is that they are followed by very weak recoveries. Market analysis Macro
Macro economics - Slow and fragile recovery 05 December 2010 Achieving a “strong, balanced, and sustained world recovery” - requires two fundamental and difficult economic rebalancing acts according to IMF. First, internal rebalancing: When private demand collapsed, fiscal stimulus helped alleviate the fall in output. But fiscal stimulus has to eventually give way to fiscal consolidation, and private demand must be strong enough to take the lead and sustain growth. Market analysis Macro
Macroeconomics: Trade tensions and rising risks lead to slowing growth 19 February 2019 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down its predictions for global growth in 2019 and 2020. It forecasts growth to be 3.5% in 2019 and 3.6% in 2020. This means a dampening of global growth over the next two years, as growth in 2018 is estimated to be 3.7% The slowdown will affect both advanced and emerging economies. Market analysis Macro
Macroeconomics: Low growth persists amid trade tensions and a slowdown in global manufacturing 16 September 2019 Global economic growth continues to slow with recession warnings sounding in many corners of the world, none of which points to high global trade volume growth for the time being. Market analysis Macro
Macroeconomics: Slower growth from unresolved trade tensions harms global trade volumes 11 June 2019 Economic growth around the world is slowing, and several governments – including Germany, China and South Korea – have announced stimulus packages to boost their economies. Market analysis Macro
Macroeconomics: World growth and trade volumes under pressure, but still positive 25 November 2019 A continued slowdown in global growth, as well as a lower trade multiplier will reduce overall demand for shipping for the rest of this year and through 2020. Market analysis Market reports Macro
Macro Economics: Continuing low GDP growth reduces output, demand and investments 06 May 2016 On 12 April 2016, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its updated World Economic Outlook stating that future economic prospects are now so poor that an immediate, proactive response is called for. Market analysis Macro
