Overseas Headlines – December 8, 2021
December 8, 2021
United States: U.S. Congress Takes Aim at Container Carriers to Ease Crisis “Container shipping companies enjoying the best of times for profitability and the worst
United States: U.S. Congress Takes Aim at Container Carriers to Ease Crisis “Container shipping companies enjoying the best of times for profitability and the worst
United States: U.S. Trade Gap Shrinks for First Time Since July on Export Surge “The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October for the first time
December 6, 2021 The seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade increased by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU during September
United States: U.S. Winds of Inflation Are Blowing Winter Gale: Eco Week Ahead “The winds of inflation in the U.S. strengthened further in November with
Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 15.26% or US$12.55 relative to the prior week. Oil traded on December 2, 2021, at US$69.67 per barrel
United States: Renewed U.S. Jobs Strength Confronts Fresh Challenge in Omicron “U.S. employment growth is projected to exceed a half million for a second month
United States: Fed’s Divergence With China to Shape 2022 Global Outlook “That’s the label that economists Chang Shu and David Qu at Bloomberg Economics attach
United States: Jerome Powell Ditches ‘Transitory’ Tag, Paves Way for Rate Hike “In a clear sign that the Federal Reserve is shifting to tighter monetary
United States: Jerome Powell Says Omicron Adds Economic Risks, Inflation Uncertainty “Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in his first public remarks on the omicron variant
United States: U.S. Jobs Report Expected to Show Another Strong Increase: Eco Week Ahead “U.S. employers probably added more than half a million workers for