05 June 2020
In this post, Michael Skorczynski from our IHS Markit Corporate Bond Pricing team has highlighted U.S. Treasury movement for May 2020, and delivered...
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05 June 2020
South Korean officials have revealed further details about the close-in weapon system (CIWS) their country is planning to develop for use on...
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05 June 2020
The Japan Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) a contract...
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05 June 2020
UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) procurement chiefs are reassessing the GBP5.3 billion (USD6.7 billion) Ajax programme after the first batch of production...
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05 June 2020
NATO has conducted its first familiarisation and training flight of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) the alliance...
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05 June 2020
General Electric (GE) Aviation has delivered to South Korea the first engine for the country’s KF-X indigenous future fighter development.
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05 June 2020
Bell has revealed the industrial team it has lined-up to develop the company’s bid to secure the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft...
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05 June 2020
The US Air Force (USAF) is expected to acquire an initial batch of operational prototype Lockheed Martin AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response...
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05 June 2020
The Government Services Administration, in support of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), has awarded Polaris Government and Defense with...
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05 June 2020
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the procurement of 156 additional licence-built BMP-2 ‘Sarath’ infantry combat vehicles (ICVs)...
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05 June 2020
Boeing in early May delivered the first F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter test aircraft to the US Navy’s (USN’s) Blue Angel flight demonstration...
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05 June 2020
The US Navy (USN) is delaying fielding of the Sikorsky VH-92A presidential helicopter by three months to January 2021 in part to provide more...
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05 June 2020 Annabel Fiddes
The latest KPMG and REC Report on Jobs data, compiled by IHS Markit, showed a further severe drop in hiring activity
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05 June 2020 Thais Vachala Mariana Anjos
The drilling market has always been the first and most impacted when there is a crisis in the oil and gas segment. On a global scale, the current...
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05 June 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A key event of the week ahead will be the latest FOMC meeting with updated US economic projections, while Europe sees important GDP and industrial...
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04 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed, with most of the day’s changes under 1% in either direction. Credit indices closed close to unchanged, despite...
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04 June 2020 Braden Muhl
Few industries have avoided harm from the impact of COVID-19 and the resulting containment measures. Who is most impacted and who will grow in...
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04 June 2020 Carlo Barrasa
How will the NGLs outlook for the next two years impact olefins and olefins investment?
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04 June 2020
Iceland’s government has stipulated that all Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) personnel arriving in the country for the...
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04 June 2020
According to a Reuters report published on 3 June, an internal intelligence assessment produced by the United States Department of Homeland Security...
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04 June 2020 Brian Lawson
Hungary and Deutsche Bank completed successful Green Bond debuts this week, highlighting the ongoing long-term growth of ESG funding.
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04 June 2020
The government of Vietnam has said it is preparing new policies and laws to support defence industrial development. One focus of the proposed...
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04 June 2020
The US Navy (USN) has conducted the first captive carry flight test of a Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended...
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04 June 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Case study: An oil well has been observed having reducing trend of GOR.
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04 June 2020 Sam Pierson
Securities Finance: May 2020
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04 June 2020
US Army plans to rapidly field up-gunned Stryker vehicles outfitted with 30 mm cannons in spots like Europe have hit a few speedbumps, and the...
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04 June 2020
Lockheed Martin provided the final of 86 C-130 Super Hercules aircraft that were part of a Multi-Year 2 contract announced in December 2015 when...
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03 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets and credit indices closed higher again today on optimism from the growing number of re-openings, improving higher frequency...
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03 June 2020
We review factor performance in May 2020.
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03 June 2020
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is to hand over proposals for its Generic Open Soldier System Reference Architecture (GOSSRA) to NATO in May...
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03 June 2020
The Japan Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has awarded Subaru Corporation contracts worth a combined...
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03 June 2020 James Kelly
Business closures clobbered hospitality and retail hiring in Western states and the Northeast and a faltering energy sector and pandemic-related...
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03 June 2020 Mr. William May
Markets breathe a sigh of relief that President Trump's press conference did not contain even harsher actions against China
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03 June 2020
On Thursday 11 June, the USDA publishes its June WASDE report, which includes its latest supply and demand expectations for US and world corn...
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03 June 2020 Chris Williamson
Global business activity contracted sharply in May, according to the latest PMI business survey data, dropping for a fourth successive month....
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03 June 2020
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) to manufacture USD3.42 billion worth of...
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03 June 2020
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), in collaboration with the Israel Air Force, Israel Navy, and Israel Ministry of Defence, conducted a twofold...
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03 June 2020
A strong 91% month-to-date (mtd) increase as May concludes in national retail registration volume, representing a greater than 500,000-unit improvement...
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03 June 2020 Sandra Boga
In its recent forecast for the 2019/20 season, the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) has placed global cocoa supplies at an 80,000-tonne...
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03 June 2020
In this podcast, the latest in the Fertecon podcast series, analysts Mark Astley and Kuganiga Kuganeswaran discuss new season nitrates fertilizer...
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03 June 2020
The South African parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence has called on the country’s defence minister to intervene over Denel’s inability...
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03 June 2020 Paola Perez Pena
While oil prices have, to some extent, improved and some optimization has emerged, it’s clear that the damage wrought during the global pandemic...
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02 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity market closed higher across the globe today and credit indices continued to tighten across IG/HY. Oil prices ended the day higher and...
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02 June 2020
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on 2 June that it had successfully carried out a test involving two Long-Range Artillery Weapon System...
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02 June 2020
The United States has introduced measures to limit the flow of technology and knowhow from US education and research institutes to the Chinese...
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02 June 2020
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has launched an effort to begin retrofitting a complete destruction/suppression of enemy air defences (DEAD/SEAD)...
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02 June 2020
EU Health and Food Commissioner Stella Kyriakides has made clear that the European Commission will not propose a mandatory, harmonised, Europe-wide...
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02 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and related stay-at-home orders has led American consumers to turn to prepared foods, and it was precisely those foods...
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02 June 2020
While the trend of digitally focused business in animal health started to grow before COVID-19, the companion animal sector is now witnessing...
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02 June 2020
The Bundeswehr’s Panzergrenadierbrigade (Armoured Infantry Brigade) 37 is preparing to lead the NATO Response Force (NRF) Very High Readiness...
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02 June 2020
BAE Systems, in collaboration with the US Navy and Arnold Defense, has completed a series of proof-of-concept test shots of the AGR-20A Advanced...
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02 June 2020 Marifaith Hackett, Ph.D.
Water-soluble polymer dominate an important end-use segment: food production
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02 June 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Offshore wind turbine manufacturers navigating a challenging business environment.
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02 June 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing output fell for a fourth successive months in May, albeit with the rate of decline easing compared to April. The past two...
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02 June 2020
The government of Belarus is pushing increased self-reliance in missile technology, the State Authority for Military Industries (SAMI) announced...
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01 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed higher, with APAC markets performing particularly well. US and European high yield credit indices continue to grind...
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01 June 2020
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the procurement of 156 additional licence-built BMP-2 ‘Sarath’ infantry combat vehicles (ICVs)...
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01 June 2020 Ken Wattret
Following April’s additional liquidity provision, June’s policy announcement is likely to center on ramping up net asset purchases via the PEPP....
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01 June 2020
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is looking to expand the application of metal and non-metal components created using additive...
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01 June 2020
The US Air Force (USAF) has deployed a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk to Japan for what has become a regular seasonal rotation for the high-altitude...
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01 June 2020
Israeli companies Elbit Systems and Roboteam have unveiled their first collaboration – a networked autonomous combat system designed to extend...
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01 June 2020 Rob Smith
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has negatively affected all forms of global mobility, but none more so than air travel.
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01 June 2020 Karl Kuykendall
Our May US Regional forecast shows that every state will experience significant employment and GDP declines in the near term.
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01 June 2020
US, Europe seek better protection for farm workers, World Bank acts on locust swarms, glyphosate lawsuit rejected
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01 June 2020 Patricia Tessier
Distressed loan settlement: Is this the calm before the storm?
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01 June 2020 Bernard Aw
Caixin PMI data showed a stronger increase in Chinese manufacturing output during May, but a further decline in sales may hinder the recovery...
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01 June 2020
Seed treatments are chemicals and/or biological products that are applied to the seed to protect them from early season diseases and pests.
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01 June 2020
Hypersonic-speed missiles and weapons pose vexing yet likely surmountable challenges to radar engineers, with some new designs now reaching the...
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01 June 2020
China’s FL-62 large-scale transonic wind tunnel has completed all its proving trials and commenced operations to generate data from test models...
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01 June 2020
Systematic has developed a new version of its SitaWare Edge command-and-control (C2) software, Janes has learned.
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01 June 2020
The quest for innovation in the animal health industry has been accelerating tremendously over the past several years as the leading companies...
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01 June 2020
From shutting down tech unicorns to grounding venerable airlines, COVID-19 is disrupting businesses worldwide. In a recent webinar, a panel of...
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31 May 2020
A seed is a basic and vital input into the agricultural production of crops. Seed treatments are chemicals and/or biological products that are...
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31 May 2020
At IHS Markit, we are making some exciting changes to a number of our Agribusiness market reporting and current information services, which are...
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29 May 2020 Chris Fenske
US and APAC equity markets closed mixed, while European markets were lower across the region. However, all major equity markets closed higher...
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29 May 2020 Sian Jones Mr. Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week ahead sees the PMI business surveys provide the first major insights into global economic trends in May, with clues being sought as...
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29 May 2020 Kathleen Navin, CBE Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
Monthly GDP Index plunged 11.3% in April
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29 May 2020 Paula Diosquez-Rice Carla Selman Alejandro DuranCarrete
Argentina failed to make a USD503-million payment of delayed interest on three bonds on the expiry of their grace periods, entering a technical...
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29 May 2020
The Military Technical Institute in Belgrade (Vojnotehnički Institut, VTI), part of the Serbian Ministry of Defence (MoD), on 22 May test-fired...
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29 May 2020
The last of the US Navy’s (USN’s) 13 airborne patrol squadrons has now completed its transition from the Lockheed P-3C Orion to the Boeing P-8A...
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29 May 2020
South Korea has completed the selection process for the precision-guided munitions and guidance kits that it plans to integrate with its future...
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29 May 2020
UAVOS and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) of Saudi Arabia are developing a new medium altitude long endurance (MALE)...
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29 May 2020
From equipment automation to data collection and analysis, the digital evolution of agriculture is giving progressive farmers effective tools...
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29 May 2020 Brandon Savisky
Exiting 2019 and heading into 2020, the frac sand market was unwell; in fact, the market was slightly hovering above a recently found “new” bottom....
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29 May 2020
The Russian Armed Forces have received their first Koalitsiya-SV 152 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH), the TASS news agency reported on 22 May...
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28 May 2020 Chris Fenske
European and most APAC equity markets closed higher today, while the US markets had a late day sell-off after President Trump announced a press...
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28 May 2020 Brian Lawson
European corporate high-grade supply in 2020 is 80% ahead of 2019 levels, while US bank issuance is over 40% higher.
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28 May 2020
Babcock is to offer the Bell 429 Global Ranger twin-engined helicopter for Australia’s special operations forces (SOF) requirement, the company...
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28 May 2020
NATO pilots currently flying the alliance’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission have reported that their Russian counterparts are displaying “professional”...
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28 May 2020
Soffia Alarcón-Díaz, LATAM's Director of Sustainable Finance at IHS Markit led a panel of experts from across the region to include Mexico, Argentina...
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28 May 2020 Tom Scott Paul Hughes
Our experts explore the ever-changing situation across the value chain due to Covid-19.
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28 May 2020
After a stretch of bumper harvests, the sugar industry in India has reaped a lower crop in 2019/20 with a good recovery on the cards for 2020/21....
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28 May 2020
Shipbuilding workforce changes meant to slow or prevent the spread of Covid-19 in shipyards have raised questions about the potential effect...
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28 May 2020
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht: BVerfG) ruled on 19 May that mass surveillance conducted by the Federal Intelligence...
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28 May 2020
US Army leaders are delaying several upcoming Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) testing and milestone decisions due to ongoing...
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28 May 2020
Behind every casualty and vessel total loss statistic are seafarers that have lost their lives, been injured, or suffer long-term physical or...
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28 May 2020 Cormac Gilligan
Floating PV installations are expected to grow strongly in the coming years due to an increasing pipeline of global projects.
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28 May 2020
The largest milk processing plants in Brazil collected larger volumes in 2019 versus the previous year, according to the Brazilian Association...
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27 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European and US equity markets and IG/HY credit indices closed higher on the day, while APAC equity markets closed mixed. The EU began discussions...
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27 May 2020
The Indian Air Force (IAF) commissioned its second squadron of Tejas Mk 1 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) in a ceremony held on 27 May at Sulur Air...
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27 May 2020 Mr. William May
Commodity prices record another strong week on prospects for Chinese stimulus and phased re-openings in Europe, Japan and the US
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27 May 2020
While the whole process of orchestrating Brexit was full of drama, the ongoing negotiations about future trade relations between the EU and the...
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27 May 2020
The US Navy (USN) is seeking a new aircraft to train multi-engine students for itself, the US Marine Corps (USMC), and US Coast Guard (USCG)....
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27 May 2020
One year since its acquisition by BAE Systems FAST Labs, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) specialist Riptide is expanding its portfolio, building...
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27 May 2020
While EU policymakers made some important decisions on their future agri-food policies last week, US farmers got more clarity on the emergency...
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27 May 2020 Terry Glass
The consequences of COVID-19 and the drop in oil prices created a “perfect storm” for North American polyethylene producers.
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27 May 2020
The quest for innovation in the global animal care industry has been accelerating tremendously over recent years as the leading companies develop...
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27 May 2020
Revenue in CAE’s Defence and Security segment fell 12% to CAD341.8 million (USD247.6 million) in the fourth quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2020...
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27 May 2020
Negotiations between aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) and the Senegalese Air Force (Armée de l’Air du Senegal) for a second CN-235...
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27 May 2020
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on 26 May announced that it intends to award BAE Systems Electronic Systems (BAE) a sole-source delivery...
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27 May 2020
Increased sales of military aircraft equipment and last year’s acquisition of the Harris Night Vision business from L3Harris Technologies lifted...
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27 May 2020
Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer ZALA Aero has developed a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variant of its ZALA 421-16E...
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27 May 2020
Indra is to enhance the ground-based air defence capabilities of the Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE), with a radar modernisation...
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26 May 2020 Chris Fenske
iTraxx-Europe (investment grade) and iTraxx-Xover (high yield) European credit indices closed at their tightest level since 6 March and equities...
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26 May 2020 Tom Jackson
Regional surveys of manufacturing activity showed signs of improvement in May after crashing to historic lows in April.
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26 May 2020 Thais Vachala Mariana Anjos
An update on the OSV market in Brazil.
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26 May 2020
Our experts explore the ever-changing situation across the value chain due to Covid-19.
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26 May 2020
The Brazilian firm Desenvolvimento Aeronáutico (DESAER) is teaming up with the Portuguese centre of engineering and product development (CEiiA)...
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26 May 2020
The UK Royal Navy (RN) has completed a series of live firing trials of the new Martlet lightweight precision strike missile from a Wildcat HMA2...
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26 May 2020
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has successfully test flown a new variant of its AV500 rotary wing vertical take-off and landing...
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26 May 2020 Ashlee Williams
Maritime UK, the industry body for the maritime sector, has announced IHS Markit as the seventh company to gain Charter certification as part...
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22 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European and US equity markets closed modestly higher today, while APAC markets were lower across the region on concerns over growing tensions...
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22 May 2020
The Russian government has described the United States’ decision to unilaterally leave the Open Skies Treaty as “the next step” in Washington’s...
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22 May 2020
US Marines and sailors are continuing to train and prepare for their upcoming deployment with a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern...
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22 May 2020 Sam Pierson
Historic US equity short squeeze in April
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22 May 2020
The European Commission has set a target to reduce the “overall use and risk” of chemical pesticides by 50% and the use of more hazardous pesticides...
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22 May 2020
The proposal to ban 27 pesticides, including some widely sold active ingredients, by India’s Ministry of Agriculture has left Indian companies...
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22 May 2020
In the latest move to shield the food supply chain from impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, USDA and FDA announced Tuesday (May 19) the two...
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22 May 2020
China has announced a 2020 defence budget of CNY1.268 trillion (USD178 billion). The government said the figure was a year-on-year increase of...
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22 May 2020
Relations between the United States and China seem set to deteriorate further following a public statement of congratulations sent on 19 May...
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22 May 2020 Brian Lawson
Argentina faces technical default on 22 May, Province of Buenos Aires triggered this on 14 May, and Digicel is also facing a Moody’s default...
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22 May 2020 Shankari Srinivasan Matthew Shruhan Alun Davies
Despite a 5% decline in overall European gas demand in 2020, we still expect LNG imports to Europe to grow nearly 7% year on year to reach 90...
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22 May 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
World merchandise trade is expected to fall in real value by 13.6% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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22 May 2020
Asia-Pacific (APAC) 2020 dividends remain resilient with a projected dip of 2% year-on-year, the least cut among the three regions worldwide....
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22 May 2020 Chris Williamson
Ongoing efforts to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to sharp declines in output and employment across the major developed...
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22 May 2020 Sian Jones Mr. Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week ahead sees a fresh estimate of US GDP in the first quarter, for which the decline is expected to be unrevised at a 4.8% annualised rate....
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22 May 2020
The Moroccan government has signed an export loan agreement with France’s BNP Paribas for the acquisition of a new ground-based air defence (GBAD)...
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21 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most global equity markets closed modestly lower on the day partially driven by concerns over heightened tensions between the US and China. Oil...
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21 May 2020 Bernard Aw
The Japanese economy suffered a further substantial fall in business activity during May, according to the latest flash PMI results. The downturn...
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21 May 2020 Bernard Aw
May saw another substantial fall in business activity across Australia, setting the scene for a deepening downturn in the economy during the...
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21 May 2020
The US Navy (USN) is contributing a Remora 3 salvage remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the Canadian Armed Force’s (CAF’s) recovery attempt of...
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21 May 2020
The Italian government has revealed a hitherto-unconfirmed Leonardo military helicopter sale to Egypt, according to documents disclosed in late...
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21 May 2020
An inside look at the technological evolution of a top tier private credit firm
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21 May 2020
The US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross-Functional Team (CFT) will continue flight trials in the fourth quarter of this year as it transitions...
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21 May 2020
Today (20 May), the European Commission launched its Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy, which aims to drive more sustainable food consumption and production...
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21 May 2020
A vaccine specialist at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health believes there are many zoonotic viruses that are yet to be discovered.
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21 May 2020
Corteva Agriscience’s crop protection sales rose by 5% to $1,501 million in the first quarter of 2020.
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21 May 2020
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on 20 May announced that it intended to negotiate and award a sole-source contract modification to...
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21 May 2020 Bill McCary
Brazil's position as a major producer of corn and soybean is a evident when considering how any production volatility in this market can affect...
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21 May 2020 Etienne Gabel
Latin America is increasingly becoming an epicenter of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The shock on the region’s economies is worsening...
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21 May 2020 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy remained stuck in its deepest downturn ever recorded in May due to ongoing measures taken to control the coronavirus disease...
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20 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most equity markets closed higher across the globe, as a large portion of the world, including all 50 US states, have reopened to varying degrees....
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20 May 2020 Mr. William May
Economies reopening and supply-side issues drive another strong gain in commodities
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20 May 2020
Boeing has expanded its industry team for the UK’s E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning Mk1 (AEW1) procurement programme, with a national conversion...
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20 May 2020 Renata Machado Marcos Lepore
Mexican deepwater has a lot of potential despite the many risks. We discuss the details in the blog.
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20 May 2020
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) displayed its new rifle and pistol to the media during an event held at the Ministry of Defense (MoD)...
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20 May 2020
Boeing and the US Air Force (USAF) have continued testing the T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), despite...
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20 May 2020
A 34% week-on-week (w/w) increase in national retail registration volume, representing almost 61,000 units
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20 May 2020
What are the current challenges facing glyphosate and what is the knock-on effect for other non-selective herbicides?
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20 May 2020
Canned tuna trade flows during Q1 2020 shows stability among top players. However, the Covid-19 outbreak globally impacting industries out of...
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20 May 2020
Taiwan’s military announced on 17 May that the entire fleet of Albatross (Ruo Ying) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in service with the Republic...
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20 May 2020
What are the current challenges facing glyphosate and what is the knock-on effect for other non-selective herbicides?
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20 May 2020
Lockheed Martin has readjusted its delivery schedules for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) as the effects of the coronavirus...
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20 May 2020 Hedi Grati Eleanor Budds
A beleaguered refining industry is hardly a new story for Europe, so how has coronavirus (COVID-19) impacted the industry?
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20 May 2020
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is looking to upgrade the Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit (HAWK) mission package for its Lockheed Martin KC-130J...
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20 May 2020
US-based technology startup Skydweller Aero is aiming to complete the conversion of the Solar Impulse 2 solar-powered aircraft into a persistent...
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20 May 2020
US Army officials are in a race to field Stryker A1 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) inside the European theatre that are outfitted with host...
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19 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed today, with most APAC markets higher on the day and both Europe and the US lower. US equity markets were toggling...
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19 May 2020
UAVOS has expanded its product portfolio of vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicles (VTOL UAVs) with the UVH R22 platform, which...
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19 May 2020
Northrop Grumman has completed initial at-sea testing of its AQS-24B minehunting sonar using a new deploy and retrieval (D&R) payload, the company...
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19 May 2020
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC), a Florida-based developer of modular unmanned surface vessels...
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19 May 2020
The US Air Force (USAF) has completed the fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie long-range, high subsonic, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...
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19 May 2020
China’s Sichuan Tengden Technology Company (Tengden) has completed initial testing of a three-engined variant of its medium altitude long endurance...
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19 May 2020
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Dynetics are shifting their focus in the Gremlins programme to aerial recovery of...
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19 May 2020
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Generation Orbit recently performed X-60A hypersonic flight research vehicle integrated vehicle...
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19 May 2020
The US Air Force (USAF) is expected to declare an initial operating capability (IOC) with the Raytheon Missile Systems GBU-53/B StormBreaker...
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19 May 2020
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on 14 January announced the award to Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control of a USD31.9...
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19 May 2020
The US Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) has approved the acquisition of an undisclosed number of Rafael Advanced Defence System Spike...
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19 May 2020
Training with live ammunition is a critical element of ground forces training, but live-fire training has an inescapable risk factor and there...
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19 May 2020
The US Air Force (USAF) on 16–18 December performed its first demonstration of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Internet-of-Things...
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19 May 2020
A Swedish BAE Systems Bofors Archer 155 mm/52 artillery system integrated onto a German Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) HX2 (8×8) platform...
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19 May 2020
Belgium’s John Cockerill Defense (previously CMI Defence) has confirmed that its private venture Protected Weapon Station Generation 2 (PWS Gen...
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19 May 2020
The US Navy (USN) said it has no plans to field Boeing’s Multi-Mission Pod (MMP) aboard any of its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance...
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19 May 2020
Details of the Serval 4×4 armoured fighting vehicle, designed and manufactured by Nexter and Texelis, were revealed at the International Armoured...
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19 May 2020
The European Air Transport Command (EATC) has showcased its response to date to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the contribution...
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19 May 2020
The US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s (CCDC’s) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) revealed details of its Grenade Launched Unmanned...
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19 May 2020 Alexia Ash
A “bottom-up” approach is less volatile and more nuanced than a markets-led approach and results in the potential for investment opportunities...
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19 May 2020
Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) is progressing its technology solution for the Phase One development stage of the US Army’s XM1155 Extended-Range...
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19 May 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
China’s appetite for Brazilian barrels has remained strong over the last couple of months, but most recent data by IHS Markit Commodities at...
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19 May 2020
SAAR fell to just 49 million units in April 2020, from 91 million units in December 2019.
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19 May 2020
The White House Administration was being lobbied last week to provide aid to livestock producers to dispose of – or “depopulate” - healthy animals...
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19 May 2020
The global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has hit the global dairy markets like a wrecking ball.
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19 May 2020
Costa Rica exported 8,700 tonnes of NFC pineapple juice and 1,600 tonnes of pineapple juice concentrate in February 2020, down from 10,200 tonne...
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19 May 2020 Edurne Zoco, Ph.D.
2020 will be a critical year that will reshape the Solar PV module manufacturing landscape.
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18 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equities, oil, investment grade/high yield credit indices, and even cheese futures closed sharply higher on the day, driven by Sunday...
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18 May 2020 Nariman Behravesh, Ph.D. Ms. Sara Johnson, CBE
Recovery in global economic output to pre-pandemic levels will take two to three years
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18 May 2020
Saab has been contracted to deliver an unspecified number of Erieye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems to an undisclosed customer...
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18 May 2020
The Philippine Navy’s (PN’s) future BRP José Rizal multirole frigate left the facilities of South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries...
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18 May 2020
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) officially established the country’s first ‘Space Operations Squadron’ in a ceremony held on 18 May...
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18 May 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
Our expert DR Alan Bullion discusses what the environment will look like post Covid-19 in the global crop protection industry.
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18 May 2020
Alexandria Shipyard (ASY) launched the fourth and final Gowind 2500-class corvette for the Egyptian Navy at its facilities on 12 May.
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18 May 2020
The Special Operations Support Brigade of the Republic of Korea Army’s (RoKA) Ground Operations Command (GOC) has adopted DOK ING’s MV-4 mineclearing...
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18 May 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is monitoring emerging technologies and weapons under development by the Army’s Future Command and is...
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18 May 2020
Chinese state-owned media have released video footage showing People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) units conducting training exercises...
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18 May 2020 Chris Williamson
US manufacturing output fell at a post-war record rate in April, corroborating earlier survey data from IHS Markit which pointed to a dramatic...
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15 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European and APAC equity markets closed higher and US equity markets held up relatively well to close slightly higher on the day despite...
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15 May 2020
China has handed over the first of four Keris-class Littoral Mission Ships (LMSs) on order for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
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15 May 2020
China’s first Type 055 (Renhai)-class destroyer entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) on 12 January: an occasion marked...
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15 May 2020
Images have emerged of a Chinese Type 052D (Luyang III)-class destroyer fitted with what appears to be an anti-ship missile countermeasures system....
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15 May 2020
Pakistan will procure the Chinese-built Z-10 attack helicopter if Turkey and the United States fail to deliver on their orders of the T-129 and...
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15 May 2020
US Army leaders have cited cybersecurity and compatibility concerns as chief reasons not to move forward with integrating Rafael’s Iron Dome...
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15 May 2020
Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace announced on 12 November that it has signed a NOK450 million (USD49.2 million) follow-on contract...
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15 May 2020
The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for its conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) F-35A...
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15 May 2020
Indonesian state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has unveiled a prototype of an indigenously developed medium-altitude...
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15 May 2020
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control conducted the first flight test of its candidate hypersonic surface-to-surface missile solution for...
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15 May 2020
The US military has trialled the use of the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in the maritime anti-surface warfare (ASuW) role in the Middle...
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15 May 2020
Israel's Ministry of Defense (MoD) is working with two Israeli defence companies to develop radar- and electro-optical-based sensors to monitor...
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15 May 2020
Production versions of the Harbin Z-20 helicopter appear to have entered service with an aviation unit of China’s People’s Liberation Army Ground...
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15 May 2020
Photographs have recently emerged indicating that China’s recently paraded WZ-8 high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle...
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15 May 2020
NATO is set to receive its first Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft into Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherlands over the coming...
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15 May 2020
The US Navy (USN) has awarded a USD904.8 million contract to Lockheed Martin to build 24 MH-60R multirole naval helicopters for delivery to the...
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15 May 2020
Thales UK has developed a Smartwatch for use in dismounted soldier systems as a concept demonstrator, and revealed it at the SMi Future Soldier...
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15 May 2020
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has started trials of the 2S22 Bogdana, a wheeled self-propelled howitzer (SPH) armed with a 155 mm ordnance....
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15 May 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
Shipments from OPEC members are already significantly down in the first half of May compared to last month. Total volumes exported from the 13...
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15 May 2020
Animal Pharm's industry rankings stretch back to 1990. In these three decades, the animal health industry has seen many major names come and...
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15 May 2020
Senate Republicans are backing a push by the food industry and other businesses for liability relief from coronavirus-related lawsuits, but face...
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15 May 2020
The USDA has reported that a huge 2020 grains crop is expected in the US according to the May WASDE report.
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15 May 2020 Sian Jones Raj Badiani, BSc Econ MSc Econ Mr. Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The key data in the week ahead are likely to be the flash PMI surveys for May, which are released for the US, Eurozone, UK, Japan and Australia....
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14 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European and APAC equity markets closed lower today, while the US market opened lower, but ended higher on the day. European IG/HY credit...
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14 May 2020 Mr. William May
OPEC+ supply cuts and weaker US output lifts crude prices and the broader commodity complex
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14 May 2020 Kevin Birn IHS Markit Energy Expert Celina Hwang
An overview of Western Canada’s crude production.
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14 May 2020 Yin Yuan Nick Sharma Kunfeng Zhu Erik Darner
Podcast: Our Asia-Pacific upstream research team explores the future of Chinese national oil companies.
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14 May 2020 Sian Jones
Ongoing global lockdowns and adherence to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related social-distancing measures resulted in significant decreases...
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14 May 2020 Sam Pierson
Securities Lending Returns to MSCI Equity Indices
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14 May 2020 Jeremy Domballe
Grains and cereals have become an increasingly important commodity used in everyday life, from being grounded into flour for baking to simply...
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14 May 2020 Brian Lawson
Grenada became the first IDA country to seek an agreed debt moratorium on its private-sector debt – but then met slated payments to avoid default...
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14 May 2020 Mike Wiman
Looking at containerized trade by 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), total Mexico exports to the US were relatively flat, declining just 0.9% the...
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14 May 2020 Eliot Kerr
April PMI data pointed to a severe contraction in global business activity, with the coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdown measures crippling...
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14 May 2020 David Owen
PMI comments tracker signals peak uncertainty from COVID-19 crisis
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14 May 2020 Thea Fourie Silvia Macri Natznet Tesfay Anna Shpitsberg
A virtual discussion: How is coronavirus (COVID-19) impacting the African power sector?
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14 May 2020 Madhukar Ramu
A number of companies have reported earnings over the past few weeks, providing an early insight into how the COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant...
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13 May 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed, while the US and European markets closed lower on the day. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell indicated today...
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13 May 2020 Chris Williamson
The UK economy contracted 2.0% in the first quarter of 2020 as business activity and spending were disrupted by measures taken to contain the...
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13 May 2020
Accelerating structural trends emanating from within the global grains market and exogenous developments are poised to re-shape the wheat market....
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13 May 2020
An 18% week-on-week (w/w) decrease in national registration volume coming off the April sales close
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13 May 2020 Steve Gillman
Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, defended the EU executive’s new sustainable food policy against several...
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13 May 2020 Chris Williamson
Global business activity contracted at an unprecedented rate in April
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13 May 2020 Rob Smith
Gasoline demand is on the upswing; however, US retail sector is still facing several months of low earnings. Discover more in our blog.
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13 May 2020 IHS Markit Energy Expert
LNG’s cost competitiveness over diesel has contributed to the rise of heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) powered by LNG fuel in China.
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13 May 2020
Despite the impacts of Covid-19 on the contractor workforce – and the recent US Navy (USN) decision to change the delivery plan for the ship ...
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13 May 2020
Talks between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Oshima Shipbuilding about a potential deal featuring the transfer of MHI’s Koyagi Plant shipy...
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12 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Relatively calm day in global markets until 1:00pm ET when equities and US IG/HY credit began to sell off and US government bonds rallied in...
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12 May 2020
Brazilian combat systems, explosives, and electronics producer Mac Jee Indústria de Defesa has expanded further into the field of military airborne...
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12 May 2020
Australia’s Avalon Airshow has been deferred from February 2021 to later in the year, the organisers announced on 13 May. The hosts of the biennial...
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12 May 2020
Switzerland has delayed its timeline for receiving responses from industry for its Air2030 requirement to procure new combat aircraft and ground-based...
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12 May 2020
A booming naval business and a recent acquisition helped increase sales in Curtiss-Wright’s defence markets by 26% to USD290 million in the first...
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12 May 2020
The US Naval Air Systems Command in April awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) a USD9.2 million contract to procure a Digital Focal Plane...
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12 May 2020
US-based company Raytheon Technologies announced on 12 May that it has secured a USD145 million three-year contract from US Army Contracting...
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12 May 2020
While some aerospace and defence firms are taking a break from mergers and acquisitions (M&A) during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and economic...
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12 May 2020
Key Points Turkey’s banishment from the F-35 programme could make already existing supply chain issues worse, according to a government watchdog...
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12 May 2020
Belarus took the opportunity at the Victory Day parade in Minsk on 9 May to showcase its Flute 80 mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL). The self-propelled...
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12 May 2020 Dr. Marie Lechler
COVID-19, armed conflicts and locust swarms will drive an increase in Sub-Saharan Africans facing a food crisis
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12 May 2020 Martin Wiesweg Kaushik Mitra
Plastic demand drivers: Some sectors gain, others weaken. Plastics are on the global front combating the COVID-19 outbreak.
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12 May 2020 Peter Rixon
A panel discussion hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) warned last week that whilst food supply chain disruptions caused by COVID...
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12 May 2020
Juan Manzur, Governor of Argentina’s north-western Tucumán province, met with representatives of Argentina’s regional citrus growers’ and industry...
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12 May 2020 Joel Prakken, Ph.D. Chris Varvares, CBE
Epic 37% annualized decline in GDP in Q2; upturn begins in Q3, but takes two years to reach prior peak
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12 May 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
As part of a ‘Day After Tomorrow’ blue-skies thinking exercise we present some tentative thoughts about where the global crop protection sector...
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12 May 2020 Paola Romero
The global pandemic paired with a supply surplus has dramatically lowered the oil price and left the energy industry in a difficult position...
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12 May 2020
First of its kind ESG Index - iTraxx MSCI ESG Screened Europe Index
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12 May 2020
The US government intends to award a non-competitive contract to provide surveillance aerostats to Saudi Arabia to the company TCOM LP, according...
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12 May 2020
The Bundeswehr is receiving seven Fuchs (Fox) 1A8 Kampfmittelaufklärung und -identifizierung (KAI) explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) vehicles...
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12 May 2020
Poland’s Armament Inspectorate (AI) announced on behalf of the Ministry of National Defence (MND) on 6 May the launch of a technical dialogue...
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12 May 2020
Soldiers from the US Army’s 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) have kicked off their ‘advise and assist’ mission in Africa by working...
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12 May 2020
Spain’s Indra has seen its profits drop by more than 65% in the first quarter of this year and warned that the coming periods are likely to be...
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12 May 2020
Australian defence scientists are working with industry and academia on ways of integrating both laser-based optical and radio frequency (RF)...
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12 May 2020
Key Points Chinese navy surveillance aircraft have been spotted at Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea The deployment comes after Beijing...
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12 May 2020
The Indian Army (IA) has postponed the official launch of its new integrated battle groups (IBGs) because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “The...
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12 May 2020
US Army leaders from the Program Executive Office for Command, Control, and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) have stood up a ‘one-stop shop’...
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12 May 2020
A ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun operated by Ethiopian troops shot down a Kenyan passenger aircraft in Somalia on 4 May, according to the investigation...
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12 May 2020
The Japan Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has awarded Hitachi a contract for the development...
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11 May 2020
Key Points On 29 April, the Albanian police arrested Komron Zuhurov, a 24-year-old Tajik national who is a suspected member of an Islamic State...
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11 May 2020
Australia and New Zealand have outlined an intention to enhance defence industrial collaboration to overcome challenges related to Covid-19....
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11 May 2020
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) slowed production and pushed down revenue and earnings at Leonardo in the first quarter of 2020, but the Italian...
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11 May 2020
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) has commissioned a naval outpost in West Kalimantan on Borneo Island....
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11 May 2020
The Leonardo M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) aircraft has received its initial type certification from the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD)....
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11 May 2020
Japan’s biggest defence company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has recorded declines in revenues and profits for fiscal year (FY) 2019, with...
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11 May 2020
Key Points An industry insider believes US Special Operations Command (SOCOM)should consider buying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to satisfy...
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11 May 2020
The US State Department has approved for the second time in six years the sale of 4,569 surplus mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles...
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11 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Relatively subdued volatility today on a limited number of economic and earnings releases, with global equity markets split between closing only...
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11 May 2020
The Rheinmetall Group’s Defence sector saw its sales jump by 18% to EUR740 million (USD799.9 million) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020...
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11 May 2020
US Treasury Movement
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11 May 2020 Jeannine Cataldi
Construction in Americas, Middle East and Africa regions have been the hardest hit by issues related to the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
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11 May 2020 Brittany Garland
First-wave onboarding technology struggled to keep pace with the needs of the sell side and buy side, but a second wave is now poised to deliver...
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11 May 2020
iBoxx Tadawul SAR Government Sukuk
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11 May 2020 Sam Wilkinson
How will the solar PV industry endure the global pandemic?
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11 May 2020
BMT has disclosed details of a new maritime autonomous surface vehicle seaframe concept design based on a pentamaran hullform. Developed as a...
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11 May 2020
China may be intending to significantly increase both the number of nuclear warheads and also the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles...
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11 May 2020
The first two Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on order for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) have arrived at US Marine...
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11 May 2020
Tensions between nuclear-rivals India and China have escalated after their armies clashed at two spots along the disputed 4,057 km-long Line...
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