16 January 2019 IHS Markit Chemical Expert
State-owned Aramco is seeking to acquire a 70% stake in petrochemical firm SABIC
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15 January 2019 Carlos Pascual
Four dynamics have changed in our global politics.
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15 January 2019
We review factor and style model performance in 2018.
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15 January 2019 Columb Strack
Despite security improvements, residual elevated risk of collateral damage at Damascus Airport, mainly from Israeli airstrikes.
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15 January 2019 Katerina Lipatova
With data breaches occurring more frequently, there is a notable concern for institutional investors and money managers.
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14 January 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 14 January 2019
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14 January 2019 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The European power market looks set for a good year in 2019—the fundamentals have turned a corner and investor interest is strong.
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14 January 2019
Global metal-using industries are suffering their steepest downturn since early-2016, according to December survey data.
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11 January 2019 Theo Acheampong, Ph.D.
Increased Zambian minerals royalties indicate government focus on natural resource sector to boost fiscal revenues, anti-government protests...
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11 January 2019 Brian Lawson
In 2019’s first full week’s trading, diverse emerging market sales and heavy European sovereign supply dominated primary activity.
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11 January 2019 Gavan Nolan
2019 has started with a rally but it may be a rocky road ahead
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11 January 2019 Andrew Harker
Vietnam's economy seems in a perfect position to defy signs of slowing demand elsewhere and thrive in the global economy
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10 January 2019 William May
Oil prices bounce in an oversold market, lifting the IHS Materials Price Index.
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10 January 2019 Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
The unemployment rate could be boosted by as much as 0.2 percentage point and payroll employment could be reduced by as much as 380,000.
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10 January 2019 Eric Menzie
Market downturn has sparked investor questions on investment research spend, regardless of MiFIDII. As investors demand greater transparency...
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10 January 2019 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Russ Fontaine, Principal Researcher for North America Unconventionals shares the current state of the Powder River Basin and how operators are...
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10 January 2019
Policy paralysis likely in run-up to Panama's May presidential election; pro-business frontrunners will promote FDI.
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10 January 2019 Jane's Editorial Staff
Jane’s 2018 annual defence report reviews the year’s most significant developments in terms of defence and military geopolitics
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10 January 2019 Chris Williamson
Demand for business machinery and equipment has slipped into decline to signal a reduced appetite for investment spending.
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09 January 2019 Joel Prakken, Ph.D.
A look at the direct and indirect impact of the US government shutdown on the US economy
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09 January 2019 IHS Markit Technology Expert
IHS Markit analysts are at the show to provide commentary and discuss key trends
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09 January 2019 Stephanie Brinley, MBA
Canadian light-vehicle sales decline 2.6% in 2018
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09 January 2019 Gil Shefi
“Buy the rumours, sell the facts” is normally a good trading strategy. It plays nicely to the human bias that the Roman senator Tacitus described...
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09 January 2019 Chris Williamson
The global economy ended 2018 on a disappointing note
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09 January 2019 Dijedon Imeri
Anti-government protests increase risk of snap election but unlikely to produce change in Serbian government.
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09 January 2019 David Vaucher
IHS Markit’s Onshore Services & Materials team recently released its PumpingIQ report for the fourth quarter of 2018. The report estimates 201...
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08 January 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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08 January 2019 IHS Markit Energy Expert
IHS Markit experts discuss the development and application of new technology in the energy industry.
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07 January 2019
We review factor performance in December 2018.
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07 January 2019
The Q4 2018 IHS Markit leveraged loan snapshot report shows mixed results on year end trends.
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07 January 2019 Spencer Welch
In just 12 months, the global bunker fuel specific reduces from maximum 3.5% sulfur to maximum of 0.5% and neither the refining nor shipping...
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07 January 2019 Bernard Aw
The latest Nikkei PMI data showed the Japanese economy enjoying resilient growth at the end of 2018
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07 January 2019 IHS Markit Expert
Ineos now has alkoxylation capacity at three European sites
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04 January 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 7 January 2019
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04 January 2019 Ian Fletcher
Italy passenger car market falls 3.1% y/y during 2018
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04 January 2019 David Vaucher
Exploring the relationship between proppant supply and sand sourcing strategy.
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04 January 2019 Pollyanna De Lima
The overall performance of eurozone private sector workers deteriorated to the greatest extent in 67 months at the end of 2018
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04 January 2019 Brian Lawson
Weak PMIs have indicated manufacturing-sector slowdown in both China and the EU, hindering equity market recovery.
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04 January 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK economy suffers one of its most disappointing expansions since early-2013.
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03 January 2019 William May
Oil keeps the commodities rout going in an otherwise directionless market
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03 January 2019 William Chen Harry Liu
Implications for the refining and petrochemical markets
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03 January 2019 Ian Fletcher
Spanish passenger car market grows 7.0% y/y during 2018
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02 January 2019 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The industry was marked the US claiming the title of world’s top oil producer, in part to the boom we continue to see in the Permian. But, Q4...
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02 January 2019 David Hsieh
Integrated touch and display driver solutions will improve the quality and performance of smartphone display panels
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02 January 2019 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing growth fell to its weakest for over two years at the end of 2018.
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02 January 2019 Chris Williamson
UK manufacturing ended 2018 with business activity buoyed by companies ramping up their preparations for a disorderly Brexit.
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28 December 2018 Wayne Su Cameron Lockwood
Significant discrepancies remain between the access conditions of different countries
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28 December 2018 John Miller
The fastest-growing wine market is China, where a bottle of Bordeaux is replacing a traditional Chinese liquor called baijiu as the alcohol of...
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27 December 2018 William May
Higher US interest rates and turmoil in Washington kept stock markets uneasy and sent commodity prices lower last week.
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27 December 2018 Andrew Birch
Net portfolio investment inflows have returned, but will remain precarious through 2019. External financing remains a challenge.
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27 December 2018 Yanyu He, Ph.D. Debnil Chowdhury
US NGL supply is expected to experience significant growth, how does Asia plan to absorb this increase in production?
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26 December 2018 IHS Markit Technology Expert
A roundup of Market Insights for December, segmented first by type (free vs. premium content), and then by research service
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21 December 2018 Nitin Budhiraja
Chinese new vehicle sales drop 13.9% y/y in November
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21 December 2018 Brian Lawson
Despite a favorable bondholder tender, uncertainties remain over USD6 billion of MexCAT project bonds. Venezuela faces initial acceleration push...
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21 December 2018 Raj Badiani
An IHS Markit scenario predicts that the economic consequences of a no-deal Brexit would be damaging.
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21 December 2018 Dr. Russell Roundtree
Artificial Intelligence (AI) within oil and gas.
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20 December 2018 Keefer Douglas
Since exporting its first waterborne ethane cargo in 2016, the United States has seen steady growth in China.
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20 December 2018
Kosovo’s government has decided to use extreme economic measures to direct world’s attention to its political grievances.
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20 December 2018 Deepa Kumar
BJP loses three Indian state elections; increased support for agriculture and MSMEs, greater RBI policy alignment likely.
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20 December 2018 Ian Fletcher
UK publishes guidelines for autonomous vehicle security standards
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20 December 2018 William May
Continued softness in commodity prices illustrates demand concerns.
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19 December 2018 Ricky Park
Larger display panels, a growing market in automotive, and more of what's to come in the year ahead
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19 December 2018
On Thursday, December 13, 2018, the IRS issued new proposed regulations under FATCA and Chapter 3 as part of Treasury's regulatory burden reduction...
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19 December 2018 Carlos Caicedo
Growing military influence in Brazil's new government, but support for privatization likely on selective target non-strategic assets.
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18 December 2018 Isha Sharma
Indian government reveals guidelines for EV charging infrastructure
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18 December 2018 Jamal Amir
Thai new vehicle sales surge 21.2% y/y in November
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18 December 2018 Sam Pierson
Short interest and momentum factors deliver alpha
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18 December 2018 Laura Aristizabal Sanchez David Vaucher
IHS Markit’s Onshore Services & Materials team recently released our WaterIQ report for the second half of 2018.
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18 December 2018 Guy Eastman Fenella McGerty Craig Caffrey Andrew Macdonald
Global defence expenditure grew 4.9 percent in 2018, the fastest growth rate since 2008.
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17 December 2018 Vaiva Seckute
Prospects are bright for now but negative effects of high emigration and low fertility rates will weigh on growth especially in Latvia and Lithuania....
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17 December 2018 Sarah Haggas
Sarah Haggas, Regional Director, gives an update on the Middle East E&P market.
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17 December 2018 Chris Williamson
The flash IHS Markit Eurozone Composite PMI fell to its lowest since November 2014 in December
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17 December 2018 John Miller
Peru is already the world’s second largest copper exporter and recent elections indicate it’s prepared to bet even more heavily on mining.
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14 December 2018 Brian Lawson
Unsurprisingly, this week’s calendar is seasonally light.
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14 December 2018 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI™ survey data from IHS Markit show the US economy losing further growth momentum in December
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14 December 2018
Death and injury, armed robbery risks increase in Panama's Colón province, despite police anti-gang operations.
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14 December 2018 Theo Acheampong, Ph.D. Thea Fourie
Zambian Constitutional Court ruling permits president to seek additional term amid ruling-party splits, non-payment risks likely.
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14 December 2018 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 17 December 2018
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13 December 2018 William May
Oil bounces on OPEC supply agreement but recent momentum and trade tensions still take commodity prices lower.
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13 December 2018 Nariman Behravesh, Ph.D.
These top 10 economic risks, combined with heightened political uncertainty in many parts of the world, point to the increased vulnerability...
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13 December 2018
With the first three waves of the initial margin requirements for non–cleared derivatives instruments complete, the focus has moved on to the...
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13 December 2018 Wayne Su Frank Chen April Semilla
Using a published and validated microsimulation model, we predicted the annual number of overdose, mortality, and direct medical costs associated...
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12 December 2018 Alexander Richardson
The safe city concept promotes interoperability among various stakeholders in the management of a city’s security
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12 December 2018 Diego Moya-Ocampos, LLB
Petroperú oil spills underline security and operational shortcomings amid local opposition in Peru.
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12 December 2018 Chris Williamson
Global business activity continued to expand at a relatively subdued pace in November
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12 December 2018 Pollyanna De Lima
PMI numbers for October and November suggest that further momentum has been gained in the final quarter of 2018.
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12 December 2018 Sian Jones
The wellbeing of the Czech goods producing sector has taken a turn for the worse in the latter stages of 2018
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12 December 2018 IHS Markit Chemical Expert
Company now expects a "considerable decrease" in earnings for 2018 based on results for November
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11 December 2018
Firms need to optimise their internal processes and implement new regulation required processes if they are to reduce the operational risk of...
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11 December 2018 John Miller
It’s almost Christmas, peak buying season for the $100 billion global toy market. That means it’s time for manufacturers, shipping lines and...
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11 December 2018 IHS Markit Chemical Expert
New project details
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11 December 2018
The escalation to a full trade war could exert potentially damaging blows to regional and global economies
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10 December 2018 Chris Williamson
The underlying pace of economic growth slowed at the start of the fourth quarter, according to the latest official data.
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10 December 2018 Prasun Chaudhury
Infrastructure developments to watch in 2019 and beyond for the Permian Basin
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07 December 2018 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 10 December 2018
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07 December 2018 Dr. Laurence Allan
Regional election results in Andalucía likely to confirm challenges to Spain's main parties in 2019
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07 December 2018 Joseph Hayes
According to the November PMI, Italian private sector output declined at the sharpest pace in five years
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07 December 2018
High yield and non-callable fixed rate corporate debt have declined most
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07 December 2018 Tim Urquhart, B.A.
Russian light-vehicle sales rise by 10.1% y/y in November
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07 December 2018 Chris Hawkins
Right-wing extremists in Europe have become more outwardly active in recent years, likely emboldened by the mainstream electoral success of far-right...
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07 December 2018 Pollyanna De Lima
November data pointed to a third successive month of efficiency loss across the eurozone.
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06 December 2018 Chris Williamson
Global business activity grew at a marginally improved pace for a second successive month in November.
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06 December 2018 William May
After declining for most of the week, markets rally as positive headlines flow from the G20 summit
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06 December 2018 Tim Urquhart, B.A.
German passenger car registrations fall 9.9% y/y in November as WLTP hangover continues
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05 December 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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05 December 2018
Vote against mining company highlights strained economy, increasing arbitrary business demands, and violent protest risks in Liberia.
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05 December 2018
We review factor performance in November 2018.
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05 December 2018 IHS Markit Technology Expert
In keeping with the rapidly unfolding developments in the 5G landscape, IHS Markit provides ongoing coverage of this next-gen technology
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05 December 2018 Stephanie Brinley, MBA
Mexican light-vehicle sales decline 5.4% y/y in November
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05 December 2018 Paul Smith, Ph.D.
Eurozone economy growing at underlying rate of 0.3% in Q4 2018
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05 December 2018 Steven Knell Kurt Barrow
Climate policy is expected to target additional emissions reductions from refining and chemicals operations
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05 December 2018 Chris Williamson
PMI surveys showed UK business activity growing at a sharply reduced rate in November
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05 December 2018 Bernard Aw
PMI surveys signal Chinese services lead business activity
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05 December 2018 Bernard Aw
The Japanese economy continued to enjoy steady growth midway through the closing quarter of 2018, suggesting the economy will rebound after a...
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04 December 2018 John Miller
The US is still the world’s top grain exporter, but Russia is closing the gap, with India, France, Argentina and Canada following. US farmers...
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03 December 2018 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 3 December 2018
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03 December 2018 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing growth was unchanged from October's 23-month low in November
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03 December 2018 Jamal Amir
South Korean OEMsֹ’ global sales decline 5.0% y/y in November
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03 December 2018 Chris Williamson
A rise in the UK Manufacturing PMI in November is welcome news, but the PMI continues to signal an increased risk of a downturn.
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03 December 2018 Mark Wilson
The Philippine government said the communist insurgency will be defeated by mid-2019. However it is thriving in cyberspace.
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30 November 2018 Kareemah Mohamed
Description: The Gulf of Mexico is one of the most explored deepwater basins in the world that sees reduced investment and activity. Deepwater...
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30 November 2018 Chris Williamson
Survey data indicate that US manufacturers expect tariffs to have a widespread upward impact on prices over the next two years.
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30 November 2018 Chris Williamson
Manufacturers anticipate widespread tariff-based price impact
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30 November 2018 Carla Selman
Haiti's opposition-promoted protests increase chances of government change over coming year; delays to legislative elections likely
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30 November 2018 Carlos Cardenas
Mexican mining draft law to increase environmental, social impact oversight over sector, but approval unlikely in 2018
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30 November 2018 Chris Suckling
Anti-corruption arrests indicate diminishing resistance within ruling party to reducing economic influence of Ethiopian state-directed, -owned...
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30 November 2018 Brian Lawson
Issuing banks have sold TLAC/MREL eligible and subordinated deals
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29 November 2018 William May
Demand concerns meant another bruising week for oil, with the MPI dropping again.
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29 November 2018 Sam Pierson
Peak borrow availability at minimum cost
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28 November 2018 Kathleen Navin, CBE Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
According to our Monthly GDP Index, monthly GDP rose 0.3% in October.
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28 November 2018 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Upstream spending in the Middle East looks like it will continue to grow in the coming years.
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28 November 2018 Jane's Editorial Staff
Propaganda and disinformation are not new concepts but the speed and reach of social media has lent new potency to the threat
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28 November 2018 Praful Mehta Eoin Ryan
Tenders for biosimilars for Humira in both Denmark and Italy mark a dramatic shift
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28 November 2018 Jim Burkhard
How will changes in the volume of cars built and sold, as well as trends in miles traveled, impact the materials used by the automotive industry?...
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28 November 2018 IHS Markit Technology Expert
A roundup of Market Insights for November, segmented first by type (free vs. premium content), and then by research service
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27 November 2018 Samantha Wietlisbach
The lithium market will experience 19% consumption growth per year for the next five years. What is the main driver of growth?
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27 November 2018 John Miller
As Indonesia heads into a presidential election next April, the world’s fourth most populous country is attempting to attract foreign investment...
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27 November 2018 Olivier Maronneaud
Ban on plastic scrap imports in China and potential opportunities for plastic recycling in the West
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27 November 2018 James Bohnaker
A roaring job market is the gift that keeps on giving in 2018.
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27 November 2018 Sam Pierson
ETF lending revenue to beat 2017 total, with December still ahead
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