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via Zerohedge: The slowdown in global trade began many quarters before the Trump administration launched a trade war with China last May. The primary cause of the downturn is sharp declines in intra-Asian trade – mostly … Read more
via PJ As a child my first concept of prepping was a basement in a large log cabin sort of house in which lived some friends of our family. The stairs … Read more
Is there anything happening in the global economy that we should be concerned of? Or just a couple bumps in the road? Things aren’t looking good in the shipping industry. … Read more
by John Rubino The Baltic Dry Index represents the cost of renting an ocean-going container ship to move goods from, say, Chinese factories to the Port of Los Angeles. The … Read more
by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Hi Martin, Happy Holidays. First of all thank-you, you and Socrates are amazing, I have all the wrong instincts as a trader but since I have been … Read more
Shipping rates are crashing again, crude crashed, bitcoin crashed, stocks crashed last month, commodities are in turmoil, etc… Why is all happening in "the greatest economy ever." Could markets be … Read more
Bold move, gonna shave off quite a bit of Walmart’s top line this quarter since a big appeal of their eCommerce business is offering Free Shipping to customers without the … Read more
by NineteenEighty9 China’s latest report on economic growth fell short of expectations, but for those who monitor traffic on the global water highways, the news was not a surprise. In … Read more
by 83wonder I’ve paid for prime since it was available, and lately I’ve noticed it’s gotten increasingly worse with shipping. FYI – Prime doesn’t mean you will get an item in … Read more
BY PATRICK WATSON This month, my wife and I drove from Austin to Memphis. Going across Arkansas, the number of trucks seemed quite high. We finally started counting and found commercial … Read more