20 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken seeks to reaffirm US leadership role in tackling climate change around the world.
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20 April 2021 Timo Klein
As leading indicators for the manufacturing sector and stock markets reach all-time highs, Germany braces for the strictest lockdown conditions...
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20 April 2021
Automotive monthly newsletter and podcast
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20 April 2021 Wilson Mak Rahul Sharma
Leading up to the latest quarter, all Yield Select strategies applied to the USD IG bond universe significantly outperformed the benchmark since...
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19 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
Malaysia is likely to continue to run annual tenders to achieve its renewable generation target of 7 GW by 2025.
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19 April 2021 Leon Sinclair
In our SPACs 2.0 report we introduced the reasoning behind the frenzied growth of over recent quarters SPACs, their funding structure, and the...
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19 April 2021 Gabrielle Ventura
Despite impending challenges, most MENA banking sectors equipped for energy transition
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19 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
US and China agree to work on raising global climate ambitions and developing their respective long-term GHG goals before COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland....
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19 April 2021 Brittany Garland
Custodians face formidable implementation challenges. Beyond their sheer size and operational complexity, the need to maintain rigorous regulatory...
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19 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
A global bank standard-setting body finds a comprehensive systematic assessment of climate risk at central banks is absent.
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19 April 2021 Dr. Jeffrey S. Plotkin
Tom Stoppard wrote the following: “Skill without imagination results in useful products such as wicker baskets while imagination without skill...
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19 April 2021 Chris Fenske
European and APAC equity markets closed mixed and all major US indices were lower. US and most benchmark European government bonds, except UK...
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16 April 2021 Brian Lawson
Ecuador’s average bond spread fell nearly 30% on 12 April after its unexpected election of a center-right president.
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16 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
The UK is relying on emissions trading to reach its 2050 net-zero emissions goal.
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16 April 2021 Wade Shafer
On 31 March 2021, the Biden administration detailed the core components of its $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, which seeks to put the United...
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16 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
FERC policy will help 12 states that have some form of carbon pricing on the books, and others that are looking to impose it..
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16 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
The emphasis on the climate in China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan is unprecedented, according to an analyst.
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16 April 2021 Milena Izmirlieva
Vaccine hesitancy – driven by safety concerns for adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccines – is delaying vaccine delivery in some countries and is...
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16 April 2021 Sam Pierson
Securities Finance March 2021
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16 April 2021 Kevin Adler
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and BlackRock have each announced large new commitments to cleantech investments in the last...
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16 April 2021 David Owen
IHS Markit's Australia PMI data have recently been expanded in order to delve more deeply into the regional and sectoral trends affecting business...
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16 April 2021 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
Interest rate decisions are scheduled at central banks in the eurozone, Canada, Indonesia and Russia in a week which also sees the publication...
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16 April 2021 Chris Fenske
All major US, European, and APAC equity indices closed higher today. US and benchmark European government bonds closed lower. European iTraxx...
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15 April 2021 Joel Prakken, Ph.D. David Deull Chris Varvares
Could a quick spend down of excess savings fuel an economic boom and an inflationary spiral?
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15 April 2021
With no secured majority, Peru is headed for a runoff election
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15 April 2021 Eva Renon Archbold Macheka Ana Souto
CEMAC’s economic, banking and security environments are expected to remain challenging in 2021, as the region continues to battle the impact...
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15 April 2021 Gabrielle Ventura
Year-end data for Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria show mixed results on the back of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-virus pandemic in 2020....
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15 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
The global power sector is ready to embrace decarbonization through renewables and energy storage.
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15 April 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
South Africa's Sasol issued a 900-MW renewable energy RFP as well as announcing sustainable aviation fuel and green hydrogen initiatives.
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15 April 2021 Kevin Adler
With the approval by federal agencies of the PacWave South wave energy test site in Oregon, marine energy in the US might be turning a corner....
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15 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
The lower chamber of the French parliament has taken a step on a broad bill tackling transportation emissions.
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15 April 2021 Stella Lim Ralph Chen
Widely perceived as the pillar of the growth of global economy and important contributor to the annual Gross Domestic Product of many countries...
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15 April 2021 Chris Fenske
All major US equity indices closed higher, while APAC and European markets were mixed. US and benchmark European government bonds both closed...
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14 April 2021 Michael Dall
Supply shortages across commodity markets and rising transport costs sent our Material Price Index upwards last week
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14 April 2021
The coal plants built in China in 2020 exceeded capacity taken offline in the rest of the world.
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14 April 2021 Kevin Adler
US GHG emissions increased by 1.7% in 2019 from 2018, according to new data from the US EPA.
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14 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
Deployment, electrolyzer cost reduction, and supply chain logistics are likely to be the key components of India’s National Hydrogen Mission....
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14 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
WindEurope said the EU will have to ramp up offshore and onshore wind capacity to meet its 2030 climate goals.
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14 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
London's financial industry is expected to benefit if the UK can ramp up companies' sluggish pace on climate risk.
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14 April 2021 Reinhard Schorsch
The regulations currently in discussion will propel BEV shares above 50% in Europe by 2030. China and the US will reach 40% and 25% BEV respectively....
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14 April 2021 Diego Iscaro Bibianna Norek
French finance minister lends support to global minimum corporate tax, French taxes on companies unlikely to rise
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14 April 2021 Duncan Clark
Has the global paraxylene market reached a turning point where profitability returns to the industry or is it temporary reprieve?
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14 April 2021 Kevin Adler
The Leaders' Climate Summit coordinated by the US will occur on 22-23 April, and it might be when the US announces its updated nationally determined...
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14 April 2021 Lewis Cooper Andrew Harker
As was the case throughout much of 2020, a range of major cities across the world have continued to underperform relative to the rest of their...
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14 April 2021 Silvia Macri Eva Renon David Li
The policy directions for China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP: 2021–25), approved in March 2021, indicate a partial reversal in the country’s approach...
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14 April 2021 Milena Izmirlieva Lindsay Newman, Ph.D. Gustav Ando Dijedon Imeri
Vaccine nationalism represents significant risk to prolonging the COVID-19 pandemic well into 2022 and 2023
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14 April 2021 Chris Fenske
Most major APAC equity indices closed higher, while the US and European markets were mixed. US and benchmark European government bonds closed...
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13 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
Japanese bank MUFG is considering proposals in a climate resolution.
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13 April 2021 Rob Smith
An update on IHS Markit's short-term outlook for refinery profitability.
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13 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
Utilities that invest in renewable energy have asked the EU's executive to drop fossil fuel-origin hydrogen from a key policy plan.
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13 April 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth accelerated in March, buoyed by a rejuvenated service sector accompanying further manufacturing growth
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13 April 2021 Sara Johnson Jonathan Ablett Derek Liu
Inflation risks increase as the global economy emerges from the pandemic. We need to understand the economic implications for a baseline and...
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13 April 2021 Chris Fenske
Major equity indices closed mixed across the US, Europe, and APAC. US government bonds closed sharply higher and benchmark European bonds closed...
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12 April 2021 Scott Hazelton
While much remains to be ironed out in the details, around $1.1 trillion, or nearly half the package, would accrue to the construction industry...
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12 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US SEC is following through on plans to examine climate and related environmental impact disclosures that companies have filed to date.
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12 April 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
South Korean rivals LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation inked a last-minute deal in their long-running electric vehicle (EV) battery intellectual...
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12 April 2021 Kevin Adler
A carbon tax of $25/mt implemented over a 10-year period across the Asia Pacific region could reduce their GHG emissions by 21%, said the IMF....
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12 April 2021 Anthony Tso
The year 2020 was certainly not a very profitable year for the nylon 6 industry in Asia.
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12 April 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The developer of a rare earth minerals project in Greenland is continuing to hold out faint hopes for what would be one of the three largest...
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12 April 2021 Chris Fenske
Most major US, European, and APAC equity indices closed lower. US government bonds closed slightly lower and benchmark European bonds were mixed....
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12 April 2021 Wilhelm Greyling Richard Blore
Emerging supply and value chain risk factors are changing the expectations for procurement leaders.
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11 April 2021 Logan Reese Ankita Chauhan
In the first quarter of 2021, 23 new insight papers have been published in the IHS Markit Asia Pacific Integrated service, apart from the regular...
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09 April 2021 Karin Rives Amena Saiyid
Replacing $35 billion in fossil fuel subsidies with new incentives for clean energy producers is a at the core of the Treasury Department's Made...
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09 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
The White House wants Congress to fund at least $14 billion in spending to fight climate change in the 12 months starting 1 October.
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09 April 2021 Brian Lawson
A look at the three main areas the Network for Greening the Financial System suggests Central banks fold into their monetary operations.
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09 April 2021 Laurent Ruseckas Coralie Laurencin
The European Union has targeted to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. For European industry, which has had relatively stable emissions over the...
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09 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Puerto Rico regulators and legislators are weighing their options for ensuring power resiliency and transitioning to clean energy technology....
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09 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
UPDATE: FiveT Hydrogen will provide the seed money to scale up clean hydrogen production over the next decade.
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09 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
South Korean conglomerates, companies commit a combined $38 billion to boosting the country’s hydrogen economy.
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09 April 2021 Brian Lawson
First quarter indicators show poor bond price performance but accompanied by strong issue volumes.
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09 April 2021 Rajiv Biswas
The near-term outlook for the Philippines economy has been impacted by a sharply rising wave of new COVID-19 cases since mid-March 2021
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09 April 2021 Rajiv Biswas Lewis Cooper Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
Updates to economic trends in China, Japan, the US, Eurozone and UK will dominate the week as markets seek insights into growth momentum amid...
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09 April 2021 Chris Fenske
Most major US equity indices closed higher, Europe was mixed, and most APAC markets were lower. US and benchmark European government bonds closed...
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08 April 2021 Rajiv Biswas Logan Reese Hannah Cotillon Asees Bajaj
The federal government’s energy policy sets out objectives to provide a reliable, secure, and affordable energy supply while meeting international...
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08 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
An institutional investor joins energy majors in the crowded Spanish PV market.
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08 April 2021 Chris Williamson
Inflationary pressures have risen worldwide to the highest for at least a decade as a surge in demand is accompanied by widespread supply constraints...
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08 April 2021 Keefer Douglas
Improvements in import and distribution infrastructure are driving LPG demand growth in Kenya and the surrounding region.
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08 April 2021
John Kerry, US presidential envoy for climate issues, discussed the need for multilateral cooperation on climate change at the IMF-World Bank...
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08 April 2021 Sam Pierson
Securities Finance Update for Q1 2021
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08 April 2021 Wilson Mak
Additional stimulus talks and the pace of vaccinations underpinned the broad direction of the U.S. and global markets in March. Economic activity...
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08 April 2021 Chris Fenske
All major US and most APAC and European equity indices closed higher. US and benchmark European government bonds closed higher. European iTraxx...
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07 April 2021 Natasha McSwiggan
Our banking risk experts provide insight into events impacting the financial sector in emerging markets in April
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07 April 2021 Kevin Adler Amena Saiyid
Leaders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank emphasized this week that climate change remains at the top of their agenda, along...
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07 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
Europe’s highest court rejects farmers' appeal criticizing the EU's GHG emissions targets.
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07 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
China will be the key offshore wind market to watch ahead of the expiry of feed-in-tariffs.
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07 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
An Iberdrola-led consortium is the latest developer to add to the pipeline of proposed Japanese offshore wind projects.
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07 April 2021 Mark Boyadjis
Tech Giants and the Auto Industry
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07 April 2021 Chris Williamson
Global employment growth accelerated in March, according to the worldwide PMI surveys compiled by IHS Markit, as companies increasingly sought...
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07 April 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth accelerated to the fastest in just over six and a half years in March, buoyed by a rejuvenated service sector accompanying...
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07 April 2021 Alice Gladen
From analysing UK HMRC customs data, we see significant drops in UK trade with the EU in January 2021. Exports are down almost 50% with imports...
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07 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Recognition in the US and globally that methane reduction needs to be a priority is generating ideas from government and industry.
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07 April 2021 Fotios Katsoulas
The coalition expects oil demand to recover further over the summer, with additions of up to three million b/d by July vs April, resulting in...
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07 April 2021
Proteins are a critical constituent of animal diets, and have a wide range of both nutritional and biological functions. Nutritionally, they...
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07 April 2021 Kangwei Yang
iBoxx ALBI Monthly Update: April 2021
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07 April 2021 Rahul Sharma
In March, a year on from the initial throes of the pandemic, global economies and markets continued to emerge from the shadow of Covid-19. During...
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07 April 2021 Chris Fenske
benchmark European bonds closed mixed. European iTraxx and CDX-NA closed flat across IG and high yield. The US dollar, oil, natural gas, and...
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06 April 2021 Thomas McCartin
A small increase in the headline number covers up strong price movements in many markets.
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06 April 2021 William Farmer Dr. Marie Lechler Chris Suckling, Ph.D. Carlos Caicedo
With the sovereign risk rating downgrade of 88 countries in 2020, the risk of non-payment for contract or trade-related loans can be especially...
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06 April 2021 Kari Pries, Ph.D.
Canadian Supreme Court affirms the constitutionality of carbon pricing; sector-specific incentives facilitating clean technology uptake increasingly...
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06 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
Occidental's partnership with Cemvita has the potential to yield sustainable building blocks for its chemicals business.
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06 April 2021
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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06 April 2021
Chart Industries and India's Reliance Industries are creating the India H2 Alliance to commercialize hydrogen and its supply chain.
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06 April 2021
We review factor performance in March 2021.
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06 April 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Over 260 GW of renewable energy capacity came online in 2020, making up more than 80% of global generation installations.
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06 April 2021
IHS Markit has grown the buyside InvestorAccess community to 500 institutional investors, demonstrating an ongoing momentum in the adoption of...
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06 April 2021 Chris Fenske
All major European equity indices closed higher, APAC was mixed, and the US was lower. US government bonds closed higher, while most benchmark...
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05 April 2021 Eva Renon
Utilizing our incident data and analysis, our experts look at the security issues in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
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05 April 2021 Karin Rives
Geoengineering is gaining traction as a last-resort tool for curbing climate change, with the US' National Academies saying it warrants study....
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05 April 2021
Europe's aviation industry confronts potential regulations that would go beyond the CORSIA emissions trading program.
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05 April 2021 Pranay Shukla, MICS, F.NMIS
Overall, during 1Q21, Colombian coal and coke shipments stood at 15.1mt (down 29 percent y/y). The significant decline was due to a halt in coal...
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05 April 2021 Chris Fenske
All major US equity indices closed higher, while markets were closed for the holiday across most of APAC and all of Europe. US government bonds...
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02 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
The UK’s North Sea Transition strategy invests heavily in CCUS and hydrogen.
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01 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US Federal Reserve is studying the linkages between climate impacts and financial and economic risks across regions and sectors.
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01 April 2021 William Magee Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
According to our Monthly US GDP Index, monthly GDP declined 0.9% in February.
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01 April 2021 Jack A. Kennedy Columb Strack
Our risk team takes a look at the security and piracy risks and possible disruptions to supply chains on shipping routes
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01 April 2021 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing output growth accelerated in March to one of the fastest rates seen over the past decade
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01 April 2021 Rajiv Biswas Lewis Cooper Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
Service sector PMIs will dominate the week alongside some key updates to trade, industrial production and inflation
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01 April 2021 Brian Lawson
Three potentially challenging emerging market sovereign deals were arranged successfully this week by Ghana, the Maldives, and Pakistan.
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01 April 2021 Logan Reese
The rapid uptake in solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) has created financial challenges for utility-scale...
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01 April 2021
Biofertilizers breakthrough seen through new applications such as frass
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01 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
Australia’s first offshore wind project, the 2.2-GW Star of the South facility off the southern coast of Victoria, advances.
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01 April 2021 Chris Fenske
Almost every major equity index across APAC, Europe, and the US began the new quarter higher on the day. US and benchmark European government...
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01 April 2021 Yeng Ying Lee Nicholas Yew
This document describes the challenges and opportunities in electrifying the transportation sector in Asia. Motorbikes in these markets consume...
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31 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Property investment manager Nuveen commits to net-zero emissions targets for buildings.
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31 March 2021 Rajeev Lala Rachel Calvert Nick Sharma Asees Bajaj Antonio Dimabuyu
IHS Markit Upstream colleagues recently published our annual paper that bring forth our perspectives on the top issues facing the Upstream sector....
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31 March 2021 Kevin Adler Amena Saiyid
The American Jobs Plan announced 31 March by President Joe Biden includes many energy transition features.
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31 March 2021
The Crop Science innovation ecosystem comprises many elements, including research and development organisations (global companies, SMEs, start-ups...
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31 March 2021
This report is a series of estimates on the market values of hemp-based products in the EU from 2020-2030. The market values estimates are accompanied...
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31 March 2021 Eoin Ryan
Biomarker testing in Europe looks potentially very promising, and provided challenges to the market access space are overcome, there could be...
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31 March 2021 Phil Amsrud Matteo Fini Mark Fulthorpe Jeremie Bouchaud Edwin Pope
Confluence of Supply Chain Challenges Across the Global Auto Industry
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31 March 2021 Joo Yeow Lee Allen Wang
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the draft of the eighth power development plan (draft PDP VIII) in February 2021, illustrating...
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31 March 2021 Chris Fenske
Q1 2021 ended with most major APAC, US, and European equity indices closed lower. US government bonds also closed lower, while benchmark European...
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30 March 2021 Michael Dall
Lower oil prices fed through to chemical markets last week to send our MPI lower. The Suez Canal blockage will have only a transitory impact...
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30 March 2021 Chris Suckling, Ph.D.
What are the policy options and key implications of the US treasury's proposed SDR allocations for frontier and emerging markets?
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30 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The US government is looking for a 1,000-fold expansion of current commercial offshore wind generation capacity by 2030.
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30 March 2021
BP is acquiring a partnership stake in DCS, a vehicle charging company founded by BMW Group and Daimler Mobility.
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30 March 2021 Alessandro Bacci
To attract international investors to its petroleum sector, Sudan may need to improve its hydrocarbon legal and fiscal framework, which dates...
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30 March 2021
We review thematic trends and sector exposures in light of the current macro-economic setting.
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30 March 2021 Chris Fenske
Most major European and APAC equity indices closed higher, while most US indices were lower. US government bonds closed mixed with the curve...
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29 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Investment firms are eyeing opportunities to make money as companies transition to a net-zero economy.
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29 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Saudi Arabia first committed to a goal of using 50% renewable power in 2016.
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29 March 2021 Todd Lee, Ph.D.
Our Chief Economist for China takes a look at five noteworthy elements of the 14th FYP
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29 March 2021 Fernanda Machado
In this quick video, we talk about the natural gas supply in Trinidad and Tobago and how we envision the challenges the country will have to...
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29 March 2021 Maria Chea
Despite the supply and demand challenges that PV faced in 2020, the US solar market had its largest installation year to date. Over 22 GWdc of...
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29 March 2021 Suzanne Edwards Nikolay Filchev
Natural gas has long had a captive market in Florida’s power sector – marked by dependence on a handful of highly utilized pipeline systems running...
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29 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Annual installations of renewable power generation globally will accelerate from about 200 GW in 2020 to about 300 GW in 2024, according to a...
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29 March 2021 Wilhelm Greyling
Our experts look at longer-term supply chain impacts as the Ever Given finally moves out of the Suez Canal
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29 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Steps were taken in recent days that would see offshore floating wind's first commercial projects atop UK waters.
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29 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Interest is heating up in the US Congress on major clean energy legislation.
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29 March 2021 Yang Yang Qianwen Ruan Maojun Ye
This year (2021) is the first year of the new 14th five-year plan (2021-25) in China and is also the first year of China's 2035 vision. During...
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29 March 2021 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across major US, European, and APAC indices. US and benchmark European government bonds closed lower. European iTraxx...
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26 March 2021 Paul Bingham
The blockage of the Canal is likely to continue to significantly affect global trade and supply chains, particularly if, as is likely, the refloating...
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26 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The UK's industrial decarbonization strategy aligns industry with its national 2050 net-zero goal.
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26 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Executives, analysts expect battery recycling to mirror jump in demand for electric vehicles.
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26 March 2021
The US DOE sets a goal of cutting the cost of solar energy by 60% within the next 10 years through a R&D program.
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26 March 2021 Daejin Lee
Congestion is expected to significantly worsen in coming days as it is unlikely that many vessels would detour, considering the expensive deviation...
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26 March 2021 Brian Lawson
Turkey suffered adverse focus after another rapid change in its central bank leadership but emerging market supply proved resilient.
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26 March 2021 Mark Boyadjis
Software - An Automotive Disruptor
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26 March 2021 Daejin Lee
General cargo (breakbulk) vessels that have shared similar terminal and cargo with geared bulkers (Supramax and Handysize) have shifted to the...
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26 March 2021 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
Payrolls and PMIs dominate the economic agenda for the week ahead, with the ECB's latest analysis and eurozone inflation also in focus
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26 March 2021 Chris Fenske
All major equity indices closed higher across the globe, with none of the largest APAC or European indices falling into negative territory during...
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25 March 2021 Rafael Amiel, Ph.D. Kari Pries, Ph.D. Johanna Marris Ewa Oliveira da Silva Carlos Caicedo Carla Selman
Vaccine access will be limited in Latin America by reliance on external sources
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25 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Bill would extend tax credit for eight years to boost EV charging and hydrogen refueling stations.
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25 March 2021 Kevin Adler
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 25 March that the government's pollution pricing regime, which includes a national carbon tax, is constitutional....
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25 March 2021 Bill Hyde
Butadiene and synthetic rubber demand are driven by the tire and automotive industry.
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IMF’s upcoming Debt Sustainability Analysis likely to accelerate Ethiopia’s economic reform momentum
25 March 2021 Alisa Strobel
IHS Markit assesses that Ethiopia’s reform momentum is likely to accelerate to manage the extent of debt treatment under the G20 Common Framework...
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25 March 2021
Plant closures in Brazil likely to cause only short-term impact on South American production
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25 March 2021 Zhi Xin Chong Huyen Trang Vu
Project sponsors fashion different business models to mitigate project risks and obtain financing. In India, pipeline connectivity has been a...
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25 March 2021 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
We predict a year-on-year increase in the real value of global trade of 6.5% in 2021 and 4.3% in 2022 (we priorly forecasted 7.6% in 2021 and...
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25 March 2021 Margaret Labban, Ph.D.
Biden's first P&R policy could cut pharmaceutical spending by USD16 billion over 10 years
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25 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Italy plans to build another of the EU's "hydrogen valley" technology incubators.
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25 March 2021 Chris Fenske
Major US equity indices closed higher after being lower for the first half of the session, while European and APAC markets closed mixed. US government...
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24 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
Australia posted a single-year record of 7 GW of renewable energy capacity additions in 2020.
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24 March 2021 Thomas McCartin
Renewed COVID-19 containment measures in Europe have pared back expectations for oil demand, bringing both oil and chemicals prices down.
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24 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
Offshore work began recently on the latest expansion of Taiwanese wind generation capacity ...
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24 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Vestas remained the globe’s top wind turbine supplier for a fifth year running in 2020, but GE Renewable Energy is making a charge.
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24 March 2021 Yacine Rouimi Sharon Fisher
Household consumption in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is projected to recover in 2021, but different patterns will emerge by country, sector...
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24 March 2021 Chris Williamson
Early indicators of economic performance in March point to the US outperforming among the largest developed economies, though growth resumed...
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24 March 2021 David Vaucher
Read more to find our projections on North American E&P capex spending in 2021.
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24 March 2021 Roderick Bruce
West African hydrocarbon producers Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo face mounting challenges related to political...
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24 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
The EPA and DOT are "working really hard" to meet President Biden's goal of rewriting fuel efficiency standards by end July.
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24 March 2021 Bala Suresh
Carbon dioxide has played a crucial role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, growth in the CO2 market is expected.
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24 March 2021 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy beat expectations in March, showing a much better than anticipated expansion thanks mainly to a record surge in manufacturing...
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24 March 2021 Chris Williamson
The UK economy rebounded from two months of decline in March, according to the latest flash PMI data from IHS Markit and CIPS
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24 March 2021 Chris Fenske
Most US and APAC equity markets closed lower, while most major European indices were higher. US and benchmark European government bonds closed...
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23 March 2021 William Farmer Theo Acheampong, Ph.D. Sacha Baggili Natznet Tesfay Langelihle Malimela
Economic disruption is the most acute impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across sub-Saharan Africa
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23 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
A hydrogen joint venture between the Australian and Japanese government began operations.
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23 March 2021 Spencer Welch Karine Boccara Giacomo BOATI
Oil refiners across the world are facing tough decisions – whether to Reduce capacity, Repurpose the refinery or Reinvent themselves.
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23 March 2021 Karin Rives
Bipartisan bill lays foundation for carbon capture and storage infrastructure, creating financing program modeled after similar federal programs...
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23 March 2021
Steve Csonka, director of the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative, spoke with OPIS about the key benchmarks for sustainable aviation...
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23 March 2021 Colin Giles
Key suppliers monitoring inventories of propylene derivatives as raw material production resumes, although not at pre-storm levels
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23 March 2021 Kevin Adler
With a pipeline approval for Northern Natural on 22 March, FERC for the first time incorporated analysis of a pipeline project’s GHG emissions...
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23 March 2021 Chris Fenske
Most major equity indices closed lower across the US, APAC, and European markets. US and European benchmark government bonds closed sharply higher....
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22 March 2021 William Farmer Theo Acheampong, Ph.D. Rafael Amiel, Ph.D. Chris Suckling, Ph.D. Carla Selman Ailsa Rosales
While the IMF has provided emergency funding with very little of the IMF’s traditional conditionality what does this mean for Latin America and...
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22 March 2021 Sara Johnson
Global real GDP expected to advance 5.1% in 2021, with global output hitting a new peak by Q3
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22 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
SEC actions are designed to protect the rights of shareholders to drive companies toward sustainable investments.
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22 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Virginia has become the latest US state to decide to join California's vehicle program to mandate a growing share of EV sales.
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22 March 2021 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Eliot Kerr
According to our latest Global Trade Index, global trade was estimated to be 14.9% higher than a year ago in January
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22 March 2021 Chris Sheehan
The COVID-19 global pandemic led to historical lows in deal activity in 2020 but upstream M&A deal flow has begun to rebound. this early-stage...
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22 March 2021 Tom Libby
EV owners’ loyalty to the electric vehicle propulsion system*, regardless of brand, size, or price, has steadily been increasing over the last...
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22 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Cleantech manufacturers ramp up in and around the planned Teesside freeport in northeast England.
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22 March 2021 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across the US, Europe, and APAC. US and benchmark European government bonds closed higher on the day. The US dollar...
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19 March 2021 Stephanie Brinley
Stephanie Brinley discusses a shift towards mid-sized vehicles
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19 March 2021 Ken Wattret
While the situation in the Eurozone is different in many respects from the prior crisis in 2011-12, there are some significant vulnerabilities...
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19 March 2021 Cassie Liu
Mainland Chinese medium & heavy commercial-vehicle market to fall in 2021
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19 March 2021 Brian Lawson
This week’s highlights include France’s second Green Bond and a 30-year sale by Greece: sentiment improved after FOMC and last week’s ECB statement....
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19 March 2021
On 5 March 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) UK announced the cessation of most LIBOR settings by the end of 2021 and the cessation...
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19 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
Japan’s largest power provider is building out its renewables generation portfolio; the latest project is a 600-MW offshore wind farm in the...
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19 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
The 14th Five-Year Plan of the Chinese government seeks to balance economic and climate ambitions, according to IHS Markit’s Lara Dong.
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19 March 2021 Rajiv Biswas Lewis Cooper Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
A jam-packed economic calendar for the week ahead sees the release of flash PMI data for the Eurozone, UK and US, as well as Japan and Australia...
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19 March 2021 Chris Fenske
Major US equity indices closed mixed and most APAC and European markets were lower on the day. US government bonds closed mixed and the curve...
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18 March 2021 Floriane Reinaud
We look at the impact of AMNOG on drug price, access, and launch sequences a decade later
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18 March 2021
Markets will facilitate the move toward combatting climate change and in achieving net-zero emissions ...
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18 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Installed renewable power generation capacity must jump ten-fold by 2050 if the world is to have any chance of limiting global warming to less...
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18 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
US CFTC's action anticipates climate-fueled risks to financial markets.
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18 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The competition authority in Poland authorizes 3.7 GW of offshore wind capacity across three projects.
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18 March 2021 Petya Barzilska Janet Beal Jan Gerhard Ewa Oliveira da Silva Eoin Ryan Dijedon Imeri Brendan Melck Blanka Kolenikova Bibianna Norek Alex Melikishvili
The EU’s centralised approach raises supply delays but aids internal cohesion
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18 March 2021 Veeral Mehta
Faced with growing gas production and a need to recover more ethane, parts of the US are looking to ethane as a fuel for power generation.
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18 March 2021 Gabrielle Ventura
IHS Markit launches Algeria's banking risk rating at Very High Risk because of related-party lending, moderate liquidity risks
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18 March 2021 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
The most recent real GDP growth forecasts from IHS Markit were published on 15 March. We predict global recovery in 2021 with year-on-year real...
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18 March 2021 Russell Patterson
A closer look at the Asia markets shows that the increase in demand for U.S. SMP is possibly a result of supplier diversification, as a weakening...
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18 March 2021 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher, APAC was mixed, and the US was lower. US government bonds closed lower and benchmark European bonds were...
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18 March 2021 Josh Holland
After years of consideration and several failed attempts, Nigeria may finally overhaul its oil sector legal framework in 2021 – potentially within...
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17 March 2021 Michael Dall
Geopolitical tensions in the Gulf and optimism over demand growth drive oil prices higher but calmer metals markets provide some offset
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17 March 2021
The US and Middle East – historically key regional players – lost their competitive cost edge as crude plummeted.
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17 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The EU's carbon-linked border tariff is not the preferred policy of the US.
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17 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Chevron's advertising and social media statements about its environmental accomplishments and commitments have been challenged in a claim filed...
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17 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
Maria Zuber, co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the US, is looking for breakthroughs in batteries...
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17 March 2021 Evan Andrade
Despite re-imposed regional restrictions, Canada’s January merchandise trade balance registered a substantial surplus as exports to the US surged....
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17 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
As a rapidly growing importer of natural gas, China is poised to have Shanghai and/or Chongqing become a regional trading hub.
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17 March 2021 Kevin Adler Karin Rives
Investment group BlackRock said it will develop a CO2 sequestration project with Valero, one of North America's largest biofuel producers.
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17 March 2021 Yingzhi Zhang
While maritime is still the dominant mode and a more mature transport means, rail is an emerging alternative for some market segments and supports...
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17 March 2021 Chris Fenske
Major US equity indices closed higher fueled by today’s relatively dovish FOMC meeting statement, while European and APAC markets were mixed....
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16 March 2021 Jeffrey S. Plotkin, MBA, Ph.D.
ExxonMobil’s new linear alpha olefins (LAO’s) 350 KMTA plant is apparently on-track to start up in 2022 in Baytown, TX. This got me thinking...
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16 March 2021 Aliaksandr Chyzh
The US administration of President Joe Biden is conducting an overhaul of hydrocarbon policies and regulations, which is likely to result in...
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16 March 2021 Zaineb Al Assam Sacha Baggili Mr. Ludovico Carlino Kevjn Lim Jihane Boudiaf Jack A. Kennedy Firas Modad Emre Caliskan
MENA’s post-COVID-19 recovery likely to accelerate and deepen existing economic inequalities across region
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16 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Austria’s governing coalition puts another nail in the coffin of the Mercosur EU–South American free trade agreement.
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16 March 2021 Kevin Adler
At CERAWeek 2021, panelists discussed how to manage the short-term opportunities generated by strong oil prices with the need to invest in the...
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16 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Debra Haaland was approved by a Senate committee on 4 March to be the next Interior Department Secretary; her nomination moves to the full Senate....
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16 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US SEC is seeking to improve the quality of climate and ESG disclosures to help investors price risk and allocate capital.
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16 March 2021 Shreeya Patel
The Philippines manufacturing PMI indicated that the rebound in operating conditions seen at the start of the year extended into February. The...
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16 March 2021 Sam Pierson
Global dividend forecast 2021
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16 March 2021 Amira Abdulkadir
Covid-19 has brought home to portfolio managers the risk inherent in relying solely on in-house dividend estimates to forecast portfolio incomes...
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16 March 2021 Chris Fenske
All major European and most APAC equity indices closed higher, while only the Nasdaq closed higher in the US. US government bonds closed slightly...
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16 March 2021 Chris Suckling, Ph.D.
The key concern for eligible countries is whether the Common Framework will restrict access to borrowing in commercial markets or raise debt...
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15 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
US senators as well as representatives from power and gas companies agree on a need for a diverse fuel mix to shore up the nation's electricity...
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15 March 2021 John Mothersole
Surging commodity prices and crisis in supply chains to lead to burst in goods prices this summer
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15 March 2021 Tom De Vleesschauwer Tim Armstrong Kristen Balasia
Automotive monthly newsletter and podcast
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15 March 2021 Chris Fenske
US equity indices closed higher led by technology, while European and APAC markets were mixed. US and benchmark European government bonds closed...
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12 March 2021 Brian Lawson
Markets are remaining volatile, but several major debt and equity offerings have been well-received.
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12 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Canada's national government continues to roll out funding and proposed regulations to move the country on a path towards 2030 and 2050 emissions...
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12 March 2021 Yufei Su Douglas Giuffre Barclay Gibbs
Severe winter weather led to the near collapse of the power grid in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region in mid-February...
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12 March 2021 Jim Day
LG Energy Solution announced plans to invest $4.5 billion through 2025 in new US battery production facilities ...
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12 March 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth accelerated in February, according to the worldwide PMI surveys conducted by IHS Markit, with growth falling just short...
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12 March 2021 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The main events of the week ahead will be central bank policy meetings in the US, UK and Japan, which are accompanied by some key indicator releases...
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12 March 2021 Chris Fenske
Major US, European and APAC equity indices closed mixed across regions. US and benchmark European government bonds closed sharply lower. European...
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11 March 2021 Veeral Mehta
The Northern Border gas pipeline in North Dakota has proposed a gas gross heating value upper limit that will have significant impacts on the...
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11 March 2021 Kevin Adler
The US Department of Labor said it will not enforce two Trump-era rules that would have limited how investment advisors could consider corporate...
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11 March 2021
Increased collaboration is a must if the chemical industry is to achieve circularity and solve issues such as plastic waste …
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11 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
A UK-based Shell unit bought the first carbon-neutral LNG cargo in Europe from Russia's Gazprom.
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11 March 2021 Tom Libby
An Automotive Minute - Vehicle Loyalty with Tom Libby
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11 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The UK’s Treasury is fulfilling a pledge to launch the nation’s first green sovereign bonds but it is not on track for net-zero.
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11 March 2021
The European Parliament passed a non-binding vote on 9 March to maintain the supply of free carbon allowances to the cement, chemicals, and steel...
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11 March 2021 Sophie Cairns Sacha Baggili Hannah Cotillon Deepa Kumar David Li Bree Neff Asad Ali Anton Alifandi
China and India will leverage “vaccine diplomacy” as they roll out the Covid-19 vaccine
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11 March 2021 Chris Fenske
All major US and European and most APAC equity indices closed higher. US government bonds closed sharply lower, while most benchmark European...
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10 March 2021 Karin Rives
The US Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency ...
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10 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Governments around the globe are missing their chance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the same time as fighting the impact of the COVID-19...
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10 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Chevron has reached its 2023 upstream carbon intensity reduction targets three years ahead of schedule, and added new targets for 2028.
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10 March 2021 Tom Libby
Tesla ranks #1 in the US luxury market
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