14 August 2020 Bernard Aw
With a resurgence of the coronavirus in parts of the world, and associated lockdowns re-imposed, flash August PMI updates for major economies...
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14 August 2020 Miguel De Jesus
The module level power electronics (MLPE) market is currently dominated by two suppliers, Enphase and SolarEdge. Enphase innovated in this space...
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14 August 2020 Brian Lawson
US investment grade supply during 2020 has reached USD1.336 trillion, beating the prior full-year record in under eight months.
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13 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European and most US equity markets closed modestly lower, while APAC markets closed mixed. The sell-off in European and US government bonds...
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13 August 2020 Martina Assereto
Ireland’s first renewable energy auction saw nearly 1300 MW of successful projects of which almost 800 MW was accounted for by solar, according...
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13 August 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
Japan crude oil imports increased by 13.6% in July month-on-month but remained around 29% lower than a year ago. The country's appetite for crude...
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12 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed higher on the day, while APAC markets were mixed. The S&P 500 came very close to a new record high, while...
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12 August 2020 Mr. William May
Volatility returns with commodities jumping
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12 August 2020 Shankari Srinivasan
A new European Commission communication proposes an EU hydrogen strategy. Together with five recently announced national strategies and a strong...
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12 August 2020
Allianz Global Investors, a leading active asset manager, has adopted IHS Markit’s leading investment management platform, thinkFolio, as the...
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12 August 2020 Stephen Grady Salman Banaei
On June 1, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (“FIMSAC”)’s Technology and...
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11 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher on the day, while China was the only major APAC market to end the day lower. US equity markets, except...
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11 August 2020
We examine the main dividend players in the Shale region and how their dividend sustainability is affected by potential annual payout, debt...
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11 August 2020
At the beginning of last week, we reported on how the EU-Vietnam trade agreement had entered into force, and the European Commission saying that...
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11 August 2020
The EU’s ill-fated free trade agreement with Canada is in jeopardy once again following a vote by the national parliament of Cyprus to reject...
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11 August 2020
Elanco has closed its purchase of Bayer Animal Health – a deal that is expected to propel the former to second in the industry rankings.
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11 August 2020 Rahul Sharma
USD Asia bonds advanced in July as the index continued its rally for the fourth consecutive month. The overall index climbed 2.19% and finished...
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10 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher across the region, while most major APAC and US markets were also higher on the day. European benchmark...
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10 August 2020 Oliver Forsyth
As renewable penetration increases, transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure will require significant reinforcement. Battery energy sto...
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10 August 2020 David Owen
All monitored commodities saw solid price gains during July as global demand strengthened and supply chains began to recover from coronavirus...
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10 August 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Our experts explore cost trends for offshore Gulf of Mexico and onshore unconventional in the lower 48 and Canada, in relation to the energy...
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10 August 2020
Jose Perdomo, president, CropLife Latin America and Javier Fernandez, regulatory affairs adviser, CropLife Latin America talk to Crop Science...
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10 August 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys indicated a strengthening of global economic growth in July
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10 August 2020 Stephanie Brinley, MBA
US light-vehicle sales are estimated to have dropped 12.2% year on year (y/y) to 1,227,420 units in July and decreased 21.8% y/y to 7,688,741...
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07 August 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across each region, while gold had its worst day since early-June only one day after hitting its all-time high. iTraxx...
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07 August 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The coming week will see a clutch of GDP updates to shed further light on the extent of the global economic collapse at the height of the COVID-19...
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07 August 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Global gas experts Michael Stoppard and Ed Kelly discuss recent gas infrastructure deals
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07 August 2020 Raj Rajendran
Saudi Aramco is likely to cut its September official selling price (OSP) to refiners in Asia, a first since May
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07 August 2020
IHS Markit analyzed the 3000 largest companies in the United States to identify which issuers and investors would be most affected by the SEC’s...
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07 August 2020 Brian Lawson
Ecuador’s bondholders overwhelmingly accepted its debt restructuring proposals while Argentina has agreed a marginally revised deal with key...
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07 August 2020 Sam Pierson
July 2020 Securities Finance Snapshot
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07 August 2020
On Wednesday 12 August, the USDA publishes its August WASDE report, which is a particularly impactful report and widely anticipated, due to the...
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06 August 2020 Chris Fenske
Gold prices broke above a new record (again) and yields on the long end of the AAA tax-exempt municipal bond curve breached the lowest yields...
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06 August 2020 Nicholas Godec, CFA Frantz Castor
Review of H1 2020 volumes linked to IHS Markit Indices.
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06 August 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys indicated a strengthening of global economic growth in July, led by rebounding activity from COVID-19 lockdowns notably...
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06 August 2020 Anna Boyd Alex Golbin
As global supply chains become increasingly complex, it is more important than ever to incorporate location risk into your vendor risk assessment...
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06 August 2020 Sam Pierson
H1 2020 Securities Finance Review
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06 August 2020 Cinnamon Edralin, BA
The global offshore rig market once again finds itself in a downturn. However, given the short, slow recovery that was underway before March...
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06 August 2020 Robert Chambers
An overview of how coronavirus (COVID-19) and the oil price crash has impacted the future supply of feedstock gas into some of Western Australia’s...
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06 August 2020
The country’s main industry representative has asked for an import duty reset for some raw materials and ingredients necessary to manufacture...
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06 August 2020
As published in the Official Journal of the European Union, duties on fillets known as ‘loins’ (HS 16 04 14 16) will be removed in eight equal...
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06 August 2020 Rahul Sharma
The overall index gained 1.66% in July as gains were seen across all markets with the exception of China Onshore. Indonesia was the best performing...
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06 August 2020 Rahul Sharma
The overall index gained 1.20% as its yield fell 15 bps to 1.24% by the end of the month. Notably the index duration surpassed 7 years for the...
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06 August 2020 Rahul Sharma
The overall index gained 1.20% as its yield fell 15 bps to 1.24% by the end of the month. Notably the index duration surpassed 7 years for the...
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06 August 2020 Rahul Sharma
The overall index gained 1.20% as its yield fell 15 bps to 1.24% by the end of the month. Notably the index duration surpassed 7 years for the...
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06 August 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
North Sea’s total crude oil loadings activity is expected to hit this year’s record low in September. Most recent loading schedules suggest exports...
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05 August 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed higher today, while APAC markets were mixed. The US dollar and US government bonds ended the day lower...
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05 August 2020 Chris Williamson
Producer input prices rose globally at the fastest rate for over a year in July amid rising demand as the world’s factories bought more inputs...
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05 August 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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05 August 2020
We review factor performance in July 2020.
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05 August 2020 Mr. William May
Following a pause in the commodity price rebound last week, the MPI nudged higher, but sluggish demand growth will continue to be a drag
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05 August 2020 Mike Wiman
US-Mexico cross-border trade via Mexico customs bill of lading data.
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05 August 2020 Alice Gladen
Using vessel port callings data combined with trade data to analyse the US response to COVID on a state level.
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05 August 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
India imported 5.14 million b/d of crude oil in July, up 82% month-on-month and 23% up year-on-year.
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05 August 2020
The Indian cumin seed fob spot price was INR14,575 per quintal (USD194.5/quintal) on July 31 at Jodhpur market (Rajasthan, North East), 4.2%...
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05 August 2020
A bipartisan group of US legislators is pleading with US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to remove retaliatory duties on food and...
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05 August 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
China mainland is the only top economy showing signs of recovery in Q2 2020 both in exports and imports
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04 August 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed higher across most of the globe and benchmark government bonds were also higher on the day. Commodities remained strong...
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04 August 2020 Chris Williamson
Factories worldwide continued to report falling export sales in July
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04 August 2020 Chris Williamson
A key gauge of global manufacturing output hit a one-and-a-half year high in July
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04 August 2020 Walt Hart, P.E. Keefer Douglas Darryl Rogers
The US has become by far the largest producer of ethane in the world – as well as the only significant waterborne exporter of the product. However...
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04 August 2020 Raj Rajendran Fotios Katsoulas
Seaborne crude oil exports by OPEC members rose in July as Gulf nations such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait were no longer held back by...
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04 August 2020
The European Commission wants the EU’s agri-food sector to become the global standard for sustainability.
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04 August 2020 Daejin Lee
The current dry bulk market is Capesize-driven market. We have seen C5TC has increased to more than USD 30,000 per day in early July 2020 from...
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04 August 2020
The Council has confirmed last month’s agreement to update EU rules for excise duties on alcoholic drinks with special provisions for small...
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04 August 2020
The European Commission’s Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy came under attack from the US last week (July 29) when US Department of Agriculture Secretary...
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04 August 2020 YANG YANG Tanisha Bhardwaj Stella Lim Qianwen Ruan Kar Mun Fan JaeHee Lim Chen Qihang
APAC Dividends: Measuring Dividend Risk : We have witnessed many cuts, deferrals or suspensions of dividends in the past few months across many...
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04 August 2020
thinkFolio, our leading multi-asset class investment management platform, has integrated with Investor Access, making it the first portfolio...
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03 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed higher today, while APAC markets were mixed. iTraxx closed tighter across IG and high yield, while CDX...
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03 August 2020 Kathleen Navin, CBE Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
According to our Monthly GDP Index, monthly GDP rose 5.0% in June.
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03 August 2020 Kirston Winters
In the latest development in the IBOR transition, on the weekend of 25 July, we saw the major CCPs perform the much-anticipated Euro discounting...
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03 August 2020 RJ Chang, Ph.D.
The rigorous methodology, consistency, detailed datasets and transparency that a life cycle analysis requires
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03 August 2020 Margaret Labban, Ph.D.
The advance purchase agreement from the US government for BNT 162 provides the first pricing benchmark of around USD20 per dose for a COVID-19...
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31 July 2020 Sian Jones Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A full economic calendar for the coming week starts with worldwide PMI surveys and culminates in Friday’s US non-farm payroll report, but also...
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31 July 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed lower across the region for the second consecutive day and most APAC markets also ended lower except for China....
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30 July 2020
IHS Markit's Perception Analytics team engages in in-depth discussions with investors and analysts daily. Given recent market volatility and...
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30 July 2020 Brian Lawson
Despite seasonally-quieter conditions, a large Australia syndication and a Hong Kong bank AT1 deal have reconfirmed long-duration demand.
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30 July 2020 Thomas McCartin
The 11-week stretch of commodity price increases ends amid a diplomatic spat
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30 July 2020
US domestic consumption has contradicted the most negative sales forecasts between February and April. Meanwhile, the strong US almond, walnut...
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30 July 2020
India is complex, with 1.3 billion inhabitants on 3.28 million sq kilometres. It is administered as a federal state, with 29 states and seven...
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30 July 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed, while record quarterly declines in German and US Q2 GDP drove all major European and most US markets lower...
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30 July 2020
IHS Markit’s ongoing expert analysis across food and agricultural markets incorporates the impact policy and trade developments play, and a hot...
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29 July 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher, while APAC and European markets closed mixed for the second consecutive day. The conclusion of the two-day FOMC...
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29 July 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The recent announcement of a $5 billion all-stock deal between Chevron and Noble Energy has some industry players wondering if this is the signal...
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29 July 2020
We review factor performance during the first six months of this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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29 July 2020 Kari Jones, Ph.D.
While much of the commentary about whether and how to re-open schools is political and simplistic, the issue is quite complex, and further complicated...
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29 July 2020
From helping farmers track animal diseases to predicting the likelihood of pathogens in fields and water, artificial intelligence (AI) has a...
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29 July 2020
US investment bank William Blair has highlighted a continued improvement in veterinary clinic sales, as the sector recovers from the consequences...
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29 July 2020
Global coffee supplies are still expected to be plentiful this season, despite a drop in production in 2019/20.
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28 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across APAC and Europe, while all major US equity indices closed lower. iTraxx and CDX closed wider across IG and...
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28 July 2020 Gavan Nolan
Recessions come in many forms and it is self-evident the current downturn is quite different from the slump in 2008-2009.
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28 July 2020
Average age of light VIO in the US has risen to 11.9 years this year, about one month older than in 2019
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28 July 2020
This special report examines the various aspects of the EU’s agri-food trading relationships – the initial creation and subsequent partial dismantlement...
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28 July 2020
IHS Markit Crop Science’s New Generics 2020 is a guide to important herbicide, fungicide and insecticide active ingredients coming off patent...
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28 July 2020
Airbus announced last week that it had reached agreement with the French and Spanish governments to amend arrangements deemed by the WTO to be...
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28 July 2020 Kevin Birn Celina Hwang
The COVID-19 demand and price collapse has reduced Canadian oil sands production outlook to 2030 to the lowest point in the past half-decade...
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27 July 2020 Chris Fenske
The US dollar continued to sell-off today to a two-year low, enabling a new all-time high for gold and a multiyear high for silver. US equity...
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27 July 2020 Chris Suckling, Ph.D.
Understand the risks shaping geopolitical stability in August from elections to debt restructuring and beyond.
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27 July 2020 RJ Chang, Ph.D.
Global carbon emission has dropped substantially due to coronavirus (COVID-19) that has curbed the demand of transportation fuels and business...
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27 July 2020 Milena Izmirlieva
Monitoring of pharmaceutical prices in other countries will become a major part of US government policy and its negotiating strategy going forward...
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24 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Equities closed lower across the globe on increasing tensions between the US/China and weakness in technology stocks. The US dollar continued...
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24 July 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Insights into the depth of COVID-19 related economic downturns will be provided by second quarter GDP estimates for the US, Eurozone, Hong Kong...
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24 July 2020 Bernard Aw
The rebound in the Australian economy from COVID-19 lockdowns gathered pace in July, with business activity increasing markedly, according to...
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24 July 2020 Robin Waters
Plastics value chain transitions from a linear to circular economy structure.
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24 July 2020 Chris Williamson
The world’s largest developed economies saw business activity rise for the first time since February in July
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24 July 2020 Srichandra Masabathula Nicholas Godec, CFA
The first half of the year resulted in significant credit volatility, with CDS indices playing a key role in investors’ ability to manage credit...
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24 July 2020 Justin Valentino Chris Suckling, Ph.D.
Countries/territories for which our Country Risk scores have been changed significantly over the last quarter.
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24 July 2020
Sanjiv Rana talks with FMC’s new president and chief executive officer, Mark Douglas, to discuss his vision and strategy for the company’s growth....
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24 July 2020 Jeremy Domballe
A research addressing the use case and role of statistical trade data in commodity trading.
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24 July 2020 Chris Williamson
Companies across the euro area reported an encouraging start to the third quarter, with output growing at the fastest rate for just over two...
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24 July 2020 Chris Williamson
The UK economy started the third quarter on a strong footing as business continued to reopen doors after the COVID-19 lockdown. A surge in business...
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23 July 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC and European equity markets closed mixed, while most US indices closed lower. iTraxx and CDX IG indices closed flat on the day, while HY...
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23 July 2020 Brian Lawson
Both Argentina and Ecuador are facing problems to agree restructurings with their creditors, increasing the risk of “hard defaults”.
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23 July 2020 Karl Kuykendall
US Regional Economic Outlook: Northeast to take longest to return to pre-pandemic employment levels, South faces most acute downside risk given...
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23 July 2020 Cecillia ZHENG
As more Southeast Asian (SEA) countries began relaxing their lockdown in the second quarter of 2020, most economic sectors in the region were...
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23 July 2020 Brett Schechterman
IHS Markit is partnering with Cassini Systems, the leading provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives markets...
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22 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC and European equity markets closed lower, while China and the US markets closed modestly higher. The US dollar weakened further and...
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22 July 2020 Bernard Aw
Japanese business activity contracted further in July, according to flash PMI data, adding to concerns about the depth of the economic downturn...
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22 July 2020 Mr. William May
Encouraging Chinese data and a softer dollar lifts commodity prices for an 11th consecutive week as policymakers weigh further stimulus
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22 July 2020
Automotive monthly newsletter and podcast
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22 July 2020 Mr. Daniel Kral, M.A.
Sweden has pursued a fundamentally different strategy in responding to the COVID-19 virus compared with other Western European countries. It...
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22 July 2020
Or not quite. Pineapple juice, like so many juices, is enjoying something of a rehabilitation but while it is reappearing on supermarket shelves...
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22 July 2020
There are colloquial expressions in most languages about peanuts, meaning low-value products: peanut valued, monkey nut, monkey meat, etc.
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22 July 2020
Persistent and growing processing backlogs at pork processing facilities mean producers urgently need aid to offset the costs of hog euthanization...
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22 July 2020 Etienne Gabel Eduard Sala de Vedruna Anna Shpitsberg
A handful of our global power and renewable experts virtually sit down to discuss power utilities seeking business growth beyond their home markets....
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22 July 2020
IHS Markit has published a new edition of its Crop Science (Agrow) Crop Protection Markets in Africa report. This 2020 report is a thoroughly...
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21 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most global equity markets closed higher today, except for US technology stocks, with the positive momentum that began during the APAC trading...
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21 July 2020 James Kelly
Resumption of operations at auto production plants supports higher consumer spending and hiring in the Midwest and Great Lakes, while tourism...
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21 July 2020
The blow to the global economy from Covid-19, combined with a plunge in oil prices, has raised the risk of defaults, lowered investor confidence...
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21 July 2020
As part of the long-term strategy to enable greater digital engagement across the Global Markets Group at IHS Markit, we have expanded our strategic...
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21 July 2020
Older adults in the U.S. are at higher risk for cardiovascular-related mortality associated with climate change.
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21 July 2020
Health and welfare advocates in the US stepped up pressure at the beginning of last week (July 13) on federal regulators and the food industry...
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21 July 2020
German Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner led her first AGRIFISH Council on Monday (20 July) at the first meeting back in Brussels since the...
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21 July 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
OPEC together with other members of the Vienna Alliance decided that current production cuts of 9.7 million barrels per day (b/d) will remain...
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20 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across the globe, while the Nasdaq reached another record high. Benchmark government bonds, credit indices, municipal...
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20 July 2020 Maria Mosquera
In Chile there has been a rise in the cases of coronavirus over June and July, and 2,621 mining workers in the country were reported to have...
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17 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most equity markets closed modestly higher and benchmark government bonds were lower on the day. iTraxx and CDX indices closed a bit tighter...
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17 July 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Bernard Aw
Flash PMI updates for the US, Europe and Japan in the coming week will be scrutinised eagerly for further recovery signs at the start of the...
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17 July 2020 Brian Lawson
A fourth emerging market borrower is now seeking hybrid debt, amidst multiple long and ultra-long dated issuance within the asset class.
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17 July 2020
During the recent Animal Health Investment One conference, a group of industry stakeholders discussed surviving the coronavirus pandemic as a...
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17 July 2020 Cormac Gilligan
Solar tracker shipments reached new record levels in 2019 with shipments exceeding 31GW globally, an increase of 55 percent year-on-year.
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16 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most equity markets closed lower on the day, despite China’s Q2 GDP report indicating that it’s the first major economy to return to growth after...
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16 July 2020
The animal care space will continue working to drive growth in the coming decade by leveraging transformational technologies and trends.
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16 July 2020 David Owen
PMI data signalled that the current downturn is set to deepen sharply in the three months to June
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16 July 2020
This summer, the world is being scoured for supplies of fresh lemons as demand has spiked.
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16 July 2020 Tianshi Huang Anna Galtsova
In 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed an alternative route for Russian piped gas to reach China, across Mongolia. Read the blog...
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16 July 2020
Pork prices are rising in China just as new Covid-19 measures threaten to disrupt the flow of imports from some key suppliers.
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16 July 2020 YANG YANG Tanisha Bhardwaj Stella Lim Kar Mun Fan Chen Qihang
ASX200 and HSI saw the biggest decline in total DIPs throughout pre-peak, peak and the postpeak pandemic phases, whereas HSCEI and N225 exhibited...
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16 July 2020 Byron McKinney
In the C4ADS report, IHS Markit’s role as the issuer of the IMO number for vessels and originating source for the IMO Unique Company and Registered...
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15 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most global equity markets closed higher, with the exception of China, as COVID-19 vaccine trials continue to show positive initial results and...
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15 July 2020 Mr. William May
A tenth consecutive weekly gain in our Materials Price Index (MPI) leaves the MPI down just 9% in 2020 as capacity closures raise materials price...
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15 July 2020 Nariman Behravesh, Ph.D. Ms. Sara Johnson, CBE
Our global economics flash for July 2020. While the worst is probably behind us, the global recovery remains weak and subject to further downside...
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15 July 2020
Indian cashew exports fell by 11% in value to USD88.2 million but increased by 9.8% to 11,027 tonnes from January -February 2020 compared with...
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15 July 2020 Joo Yeow Lee Allen Wang
Vietnam intends to prioritize grid enhancements, renewable integration, and significantly increase its renewable energy target
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15 July 2020
The Indian spot fob turmeric price fell to INR5,551.1 per quintal (USD73.5/quintal) at the Nizamabad market (Telangana state, South Central)...
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15 July 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
The Western hemisphere countries (EU, the UK, the US, and Canada) seem at this stage to be more adversely affected than other economies, however...
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14 July 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher today, while most European and APAC indices were lower. iTraxx IG and high yield indices closed slighter wider...
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14 July 2020
Large food firms and farm operations in the US were due to receive letters last week from senators asking for details on how they were protecting...
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14 July 2020
Sanjiv Rana (SR) talks with Syngenta’s head global supply & HSEQ, Mike Hollands, to discuss the company’s response to the global supply chain...
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14 July 2020
On 8 July, the European Commission published a preliminary sustainability impact assessment of the draft trade agreement between the EU and the...
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14 July 2020
FDA’s congressionally mandated report on the current CBD marketplace adds to growing evidence that CBD products are often mislabeled and could...
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14 July 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
An overview of China’s power demand growth in June 2020.
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14 July 2020
Over the month of June, the US Treasury curve tightened. The table below summarizes weekly and monthly performance across the curve, followed...
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14 July 2020 Sam Huntington
Extraordinary cost declines mean wind and solar now often boast the lowest levelized cost of energy (LCOE) among power supply resources in many...
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13 July 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC and European equity markets closed higher across those regions today, while US markets were higher for most of the day before sharply reversing...
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13 July 2020 Brian Lawson
In recent days, three emerging market banks sold debt, including an AT1 deal for Mexico’s Banorte, while China Bohai Bank raised equity.
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13 July 2020
We review CDS factor performance since the factor suite went live in May 2012.
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13 July 2020 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by IHS Markit) jumped by a record 11.4 index points in June
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10 July 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed higher, while APAC markets were down across most of the region. Longer maturity US government bonds rallied...
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10 July 2020 Carolyn Seto
oil and gas players have increasingly pursued open innovation strategies to complement internal research and development activities
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10 July 2020
Advanced estimates for new vehicle sales/registrations for 10 countries show a further stabilisation of demand.
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10 July 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The coming week sees policy meetings at the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank accompanied by industrial output numbers for the world’s...
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09 July 2020 Brian Lawson
Ecuador has agreed debt restructuring with around half its bondholders while Argentina has significantly narrowed the gap with its creditors
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09 July 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The investigative report by the Pennsylvania grand jury released last month that was highly critical of the Department of Environmental Protection...
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09 July 2020 Justin Michael Cochrane, M.S.c Etienne Kolly
Five years on from the last crash, what to expect this time around – Africa's oil price drama
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09 July 2020
Heavy rains and high temperatures have put an end to the promising strawberry crop in Poland, which could be smaller than last year’s.
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09 July 2020
South Italian processors are privately negotiating contracts for the 2020 season, after failing to reach an agreement to set a guide price across...
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09 July 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets and the Nasdaq closed higher, while all other major global markets ended the day lower. iTraxx-Europe closed flat, while...
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08 July 2020 Chris Fenske
The US and China’s equity markets closed higher today, while most other markets closed modestly lower on the day. Gold closed at another multiyear...
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08 July 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
An overview of how coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted Pakistan power demand growth and investments.
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08 July 2020 Gustav Ando
Smaller markets hit particularly hard by supply chain disruption
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08 July 2020
The future of the dairy industry after the Covid-19 pandemic peak period still continues to be wrapped in mystery.
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08 July 2020 Mr. William May
A better than expected US jobs report and good June Purchasing Managers data offers cheer but growing COVID-19 case counts in the Americas presents...
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08 July 2020 Kathleen Navin, CBE Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
According to our Monthly GDP Index, monthly GDP rose 4.1% in May
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08 July 2020
Holiday sales events contributing to national momentum, 25% week-over-week (w/w) increase in national retail registration volume, representing...
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08 July 2020
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) plans this summer to propose a new rule to allow young chicken plants to maximize their line speeds...
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08 July 2020 Sarah McLean
The double whammy of the oil price crash and coronavirus (COVID-19), has left many operators hitting the brakes, slashing budgets and deferring...
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08 July 2020
On Friday 10 July, the USDA publishes its July WASDE report, which includes its the production forecast for 2020 crop year for US corn, wheat...
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08 July 2020 Srichandra Masabathula Rahul Sharma Nicholas Godec, CFA
At first glance, global credit market performance in the first half of 2020 appears relatively subdued, albeit with a clear outperformance of...
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08 July 2020 Rahul Sharma
USD Asia bonds rallied for the third consecutive month following the sharpest bear market drop on record in March. The overall index finished...
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08 July 2020 Rahul Sharma
Despite fears of a second wave and a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, recent trends persisted into June with many equity, credit and commodities...
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08 July 2020 Rahul Sharma
The overall index gained 1.81% in June as FX gains across all markets outweighed capital losses in certain segments. The Philippines was the...
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07 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most equity markets closed lower across the globe today, while gold rallied to another multi-year high. US government bonds closer higher and...
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07 July 2020
WTO delegations from the US and EU voiced their opposition to new COVID-related restrictions on trade in meat and other agricultural products...
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07 July 2020
Data and political trends suggest that the EU faces an uphill battle to achieve its new ambition of making a quarter of its farmland organic...
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07 July 2020
Securities Finance and Hazeltree Alliance
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07 July 2020 Milena Izmirlieva Margaret Labban, Ph.D.
Despite the call for solidarity, some countries are likely to continue to engage in more explicit acts of vaccine nationalism, driven by domestic...
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07 July 2020 John Mathai
International trade in crucial COVID related medical supplies touched $188 billion during 1Q20, registering a growth of 12% over the same period...
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07 July 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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07 July 2020 Sherry Kurisinkal
Are you ready for the SEC’s new rules for Security Based Swap Dealers? CFTC registered Swap Dealers are still struggling to successfully comply...
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07 July 2020 Rahul Bhutani John Barsby
As the world shifts to lower-carbon fuels, refining companies are changing the ways they come to market, maximize profitability, and choose investments....
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07 July 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys produced by IHS Markit hinted at a return of global economic growth in June. China led a broad-based improvement in...
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06 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets rallied across most of the globe on the Shanghai Composite’s best daily performance since 2015, with the Nasdaq closing at yet...
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06 July 2020
We review factor performance in June 2020.
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06 July 2020 Johanna Marris
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement came into force on 1 July, replacing the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement.
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06 July 2020 Andrew Harker
How the PMI has tracked COVID-19 economic impact around the world
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06 July 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The PV inverter market achieved record shipments, growing by 19% to 126 GW in 2019 driven by booming shipments in key markets such as United...
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03 July 2020 Bernard Aw
Caixin PMI data showed that Chinese economic growth gained momentum in June, adding to further signs that the economy is recovering from the...
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03 July 2020 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
After manufacturing PMIs showed encouraging signs of factories emerging from lockdowns, further clues as to economic recovery paths will be sought...
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02 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed higher across every region today, with a particularly strong performance out of Europe. A better than expected US...
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02 July 2020 Mike Wiman
Mexico didn’t impose large-scale quarantines until the last week of March, and the containerized export volume declines (measured in 20-foot...
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02 July 2020 Jeremy Domballe
The EU imports from an average of 211 unique Non-EU Trade partners each year – representing a 22% increase in value of goods and 227 Billion...
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02 July 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The risk of a dangerous resurgence is rising. Whether or not that risk transforms into a full blown “second wave” is unknowable at the moment....
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02 July 2020
Peruvian ginger exports peaked at 11,471 tonnes valued at USD24.0 million from January-May 2020, trebling data in the same period the last year....
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02 July 2020 Chris Williamson
A key gauge of global manufacturing output showed a record gain in June, adding to signs that the world’s factories are recovering strongly since...
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02 July 2020
High stocks of US pecan pieces have led to a strong price difference between the former and halves, reaching USD1.5 per pound in 2019 and this...
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02 July 2020
Bayer has settled several major legacy Monsanto litigations out of court including with tens of thousands of plaintiffs for the alleged link...
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02 July 2020 Nathan Amery
The upstream oil and gas industry is facing another tough year as it looks to manage weakening economic growth and intensifying trade tensions...
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02 July 2020
Chemical Executive Conversation with Celanese & Huntsman
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02 July 2020 Sam Pierson
$971 in June securities lending revenue
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02 July 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
In Q1 2020 the value of global exports of aerospace products and parts fell to USD 75,854 billion which represents a fall of 8.0% year-on-year...
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02 July 2020
‘How do you increase global sustainability standards through trade when pushing too hard risks economically strangling some countries and sparking...
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02 July 2020
A key challenge in livestock markets has been understanding the supply implications due to enforced industry lockdowns as a result of Covid-19....
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01 July 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
The United States is expected to play a significant role in the recovery of oil prices over the coming months, with their crude oil output falling...
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01 July 2020
We take a closer look at the new valuations regulation following the aftermath of the DLF derivative-linked funds crisis and Lime Asset Management...
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01 July 2020 Chris Williamson
PMI surveys ask respondents to report on monthly changes in key business metrics, such as production, new orders, employment and prices. Estimating...
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01 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equities ended the first trading day of Q3 2020 mixed, but with limited price action in either direction. Credit indices and oil ended...
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30 June 2020
The French public health body Santé Publique France is calling for stricter food marketing regulation after it found over half of TV adverts...
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30 June 2020
Last week, claims were made that bullfighting in Spain was partly being funded by money allocated under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). ...
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30 June 2020
The Indian guar gum spot price was INR5,641.45 per quintal (USD74.4/kg) at Jodhpur wholesale market on June 23, 5.0% more than on May 26.
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30 June 2020
As the pork sector emerges from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, innovation with a focus on sustainability is a major priority for the industry...
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30 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC and all US equity markets closing higher today, with US equities reporting the best quarterly performance since 1998. Most European...
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29 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed higher today, despite the day beginning with APAC markets ending lower across the region. iTraxx credit...
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29 June 2020 Margaret Labban, Ph.D.
Recovering R&D costs in 2020 would be crucial to mitigating long-term risks
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29 June 2020
Lockdowns have led cashew trends in Q1 and Q2, favouring the acceleration of previous changes in the two key global processors: Vietnam and India....
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29 June 2020
At IHS Markit, we have made some exciting changes to FO Licht and IEG Vantage, evolving these services and combining them to create: Food and...
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26 June 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Markets will be looking for further confirmation that the global economy has started to recover from the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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26 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed sharply lower today, as investors continue to weigh the negative financial implications of another wave of COVID-19...
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25 June 2020 Asad Ali
Government-military relations in Pakistan deteriorate over COVID-19, increasing likelihood of PM being replaced or ruling coalition collapsing...
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25 June 2020
The automotive industry is currently facing one of the most significant disruptions in history. IHS Markit announces a thought leadership series...
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25 June 2020 Diego Moya-Ocampos, LLB
Dominican Republic election likely despite COVID-19-virus spread; tourism and transport and energy infrastructure new government key priorities...
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25 June 2020
There has been quite the back and forth on the question of bank dividends in the last two months. US banks have not followed their global counterparts...
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25 June 2020 David Cook
David Cook highlighting key takeaways from the UK Government around financial services regulation.
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25 June 2020
On this webcast, Anamaria Martins, Senior Feed Grains Analyst, joins Peter Rohde, Vice President Client Advisory to discuss the key predictions...
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25 June 2020 Brian Lawson
Heavy US equity issuance, including a USD14.8 billion placement by T-Mobile US, took 2020 US share placement volumes to over USD100 billion.
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25 June 2020
Congress should not force FDA to create a regulatory pathway for CBD foods and supplements and should instead focus on strengthening the agency's...
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25 June 2020
The European Union’s fight against growing international trade barriers, generated €8 billion in additional exports for European companies in...
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25 June 2020 Renata Machado Marcos Lepore
Mexican offshore logistics market has always been highly dependent on Pemex, until recently.
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25 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed modestly higher on the day, while APAC closed lower. European credit indices closed slighter wider and...
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24 June 2020 Mr. William May
COVID-19 cases rose more rapidly in certain areas of the US, India and Brazil last week spooking financial markets, but commodity prices continued...
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24 June 2020
The European production of salt of all kinds – vacuum, rock mining and solar evaporation – and for all uses – chemical and food industries, direct...
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24 June 2020
The rapid increase in popularity of food delivery and e-commerce services brought on by the COVID crisis led the Pew Charitable Trusts last week...
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24 June 2020 Cecillia ZHENG
Long-standing delays in numerous power generation projects in Vietnam will likely cause severe power shortages over the next five years. As a...
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24 June 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed sharply lower and APAC was mixed, which was at least partially driven by the growing concerns over the...
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23 June 2020 Chris Fenske
The first wave of flash PMI releases indicated further recovery in May, but most country’s manufacturing and services headline numbers still...
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23 June 2020 Bernard Aw
Flash PMI data showed business activity in Japan’s private sector contracted sharply again in June despite an easing of emergency measures taken...
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23 June 2020 Bernard Aw
Amid an easing of COVID-19 restrictions, business activity in the Australian economy returned to growth during June, according to flash PMI data...
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23 June 2020 Raj Badiani, BSc Econ MSc Econ
We had anticipated that the Bank of England would expand its bond-buying scheme by GBP100 billion (USD124 billion), but it was at the lower end...
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23 June 2020 Chris Williamson
The world’s largest developed economies showed a further marked easing in the rate of decline in June
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23 June 2020
Chaotic is the best way to describe 2020 to-date. In just a short few months, the oil and gas industry had the collapse of the Vienna Alliance...
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23 June 2020 Chris Williamson
UK business activity came closer to stabilising in June, according to provisional PMI survey data, boosting hopes that the economy will return...
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22 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC and all European equity markets closed lower today, while US indices finished the day in positive territory despite opening lower....
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22 June 2020
David Tinsley (managing director of MWI Animal Health UK) and Mark Beaney (veterinary consultant to Destination Pet) discuss the future aspects...
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22 June 2020 Britta Daum
Coronavirus (COVID-19) could very well serve as an opportunity to institute transformative green agenda policies.
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22 June 2020
The first six months of 2020 have been marred with uncertainty for bulk carrier vessel providers and the freight rates they can achieve, with...
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19 June 2020 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Data releases in the coming week will be scrutinised eagerly for clues as to the length and depth of recessions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...
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19 June 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC and European equity markets closed higher, as most of those markets were fortunately closed by the time of Apple’s announcement that it...
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19 June 2020 Roger Diwan Carlos Pascual
Media and forecasters are increasingly making past-is-prologue comparisons between the 1970s and the coming 2020s, flagging potential parallels...
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19 June 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
April 2020 brought about a massive collapse in the value of exports (year-on-year) with exports falling by 19.1% in Japan and by 25.1% in South...
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18 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed modestly lower across Europe, but were mixed across APAC and the US indices. Credit indices closed weaker across...
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18 June 2020 Theo Acheampong, PhD
Investigations into AfDB president’s suspected misconduct indicates growing multilateral and bilateral creditor rivalry, and likely governance...
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18 June 2020 Brian Lawson
On 15 June, New Zealand syndicated NZD7 billion of 2024 debt, doubling its prior record in April: Belarus and Honduras also successfully sold...
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18 June 2020
Virtual Forum Replay: SFTR for the Buyside
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18 June 2020
The soy complex industry is currently experiencing change in global markets and trade flows.
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17 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed across each region, with relatively subdued price action in either direction compared to the past two days....
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17 June 2020 Raj Badiani, BSc Econ MSc Econ Jan Gerhard
UK’s plan not to prolong post-Brexit transition makes interim arrangements initially more likely than finalised EU deal
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17 June 2020 Mr. William May
Commodity prices continue to surge on improved manufacturing demand and investor interest
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17 June 2020
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) seems to be a ubiquitous acronym in the corporate and IR lexicon these days – and even more so against...
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17 June 2020
Positive momentum continues, 18% month-to-date (mtd) increase compared with mid-May in national retail registration volume, representing over...
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17 June 2020
A new analysis from the European Investment Bank (EIB) looked at how the financing needs of EU farmers and agri-food businesses are supported...
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17 June 2020
In a new petition to FDA, the US wine industry has asked the agency to switch to a different method for calculating carbohydrates in wine, a...
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17 June 2020
Established in 2002, VetStem Biopharma has become the leading proponent of regenerative medicine for companion animals in the US.
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17 June 2020
The world economy is currently at a stand-still in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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17 June 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
China's imports of US crude oil are expected to hit record-high levels in July with cargoes shipped in May having surpassed 550,000 b/d.
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16 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed higher today on calming of tensions between the US and China, as well as a stronger than expected retail sales report...
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16 June 2020 Brian Lawson
During the last week, two borrowers – Africa Finance Corp and Helios Towers – successfully reopened the market for sub-Saharan African debt
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16 June 2020 Nariman Behravesh, Ph.D. Ms. Sara Johnson, CBE
Even with the beginnings of a recovery in place, the carnage from this pandemic and the lockdowns can only be described as horrific.
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16 June 2020
While the European Parliament successfully pushed for more COVID-19 support for the EU’s agricultural sector last week, US farmers kept demanding...
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16 June 2020 Chris Williamson
The jobless rate looks set to soar in the UK despite government efforts to help companies retain staff
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16 June 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
Iraq is expected to export around 2.8 million b/d of crude oil in June, as the country is determined to commit to the OPEC+ production cuts deal...
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16 June 2020 Youmin Rong, Ph.D. Chloe Holzinger
In June 2020, Tesla received formal approval from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to build Model 3 vehicles with lithium-iron-phosphate...
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16 June 2020 Alice Gladen
The impact on the shipping industry has been widespread, whether that is the complete freezing of the cruise ship industry, the implications...
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15 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity and credit markets managed to close higher today, with some help from the Fed, as the other regions’ equity markets were generally...
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15 June 2020
There is little doubt that the market for biocontrol products in agriculture has increased dramatically over the last few years and will continue...
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15 June 2020 Chris Williamson
Global business activity contracted sharply in May, according to the latest PMI business survey data
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15 June 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Fuel retailers are starting to take action to ensure they are attracting as many of these potential customers as possible
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12 June 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Diego Iscaro Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Key releases in the coming week include industrial production and retail sales for the US and China, helping to gauge manufacturing and consumer...