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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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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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 Sam Pierson
H1 2020 Securities lending revenue totals
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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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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 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 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
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
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...
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12 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher today, while most APAC markets were lower, and European markets closed mixed. US equity markets zig zagged all...
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12 June 2020
Explore how COVID-19 might help, hinder and otherwise affect the automotive industry
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12 June 2020 Brian Lawson
Ten European sovereign issuers successfully sold debt this week after the ECB expanded its PEPP program by EUR600 billion.
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12 June 2020 Cat Hunter, Msc, MA
The oil and gas industry is having to rethink the way in which it works again.
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12 June 2020
The market for feed-grade inorganic phosphate products such as dicalcium phosphate (DCP) and monocalcium phosphate (MCP) has experienced significant...
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11 June 2020 Janet Beal Gustav Ando
Generating an effective vaccine with any long-term effect has initiated a diverse selection of vaccine projects- what does it really look like?...
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11 June 2020
IEG Vantage has recently released its Global Wheat Outlook, highlighting our latest global market expectations.
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11 June 2020 Alex Klaessig
Hydrogen could develop into a globally traded energy source, like oil and gas
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11 June 2020
Mangoes are grown all over the world, yet the number of countries producing mango purée and/or juice for sale on global markets is quite small....
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11 June 2020 Sian Jones
As economies tentatively begin to reopen following the crippling impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak during 2020 so far...
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11 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets sold off at a pace today comparable to some of the most dire trading sessions in March, as the rapid rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations...
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10 June 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed higher on the day, while most US and all major European indices closed lower. Nasdaq closed higher and above 10,000...
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10 June 2020 Jonathan Shoham
The demand drivers behind the growth of Biological control agents (BCAs) and biostimulants
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10 June 2020 Mr. William May
Commodity prices surged higher on supply side disruptions and optimism over demand
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10 June 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D. Katarzyna Skrzypek
It is important to stress that China mainland is a significantly more important trade partner of Hong Kong SAR than the US.
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10 June 2020 Xiao Lu
The balancing effect on mainland China's gas-fired power: Low oil prices, rising capacity and coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020.
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10 June 2020
The EU’s wheat production is expected to reach one of the lowest volumes in the last decade, the European Commission has reported.
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10 June 2020
Member states have called on the European Parliament to finalise the criteria to use left-over rural development programmes to help the agricultural...
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10 June 2020
EPA on Monday (June 8) issued a cancellation order for three dicamba products that will controversially allow farmers and applicators to use...
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09 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US and APAC equity markets closed mixed, while European markets were lower across the region. US government bonds closed higher again, while...
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09 June 2020
With Global Auto Demand for May-2020 now more than 50% actualised/early estimates, we are seeing evidence of a solid rebound from April’s extreme...
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09 June 2020 Richard Jackson Nathalie Wlodarczyk, Ph.D. Karim El Assir Chris Suckling, Ph.D.
Geopolitics in a post-pandemic world – Scenarios for 2025
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09 June 2020 Joel Prakken, Ph.D. Chris Varvares, CBE
We revised down our projection for GDP growth in 2020 from -7.3% to -8.1%, well below the 10 May "Blue Chip" consensus of -5.8%.
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09 June 2020
US investment bank William Blair said a healthy rebound is occurring in veterinary practice revenues.
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09 June 2020 Soufien Taamallah, Ph.D. Catherine Robinson
Power-to-X is proving highly resilient to the current downturn with announcements of major new projects made at the height of the COVID-19 turmoil....
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09 June 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
Production of Mexico's state-owned Pemex only reached 1.53 million b/d in May, around 123,000 b/d lower than the 100,000 b/d cut agreed at the...
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08 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Most US and APAC equity markets closed higher on the day, while European markets closed mixed. The S&P 500 today breached the key milestone of ...
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08 June 2020 Rahul Sharma
Global stock markets continued to climb in May as some countries began to relax their Coronavirus lockdowns. The fall in equity volatility and...
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08 June 2020 Rahul Sharma
Markets continued to rally in May as talks around the gradual reopening of domestic and global economies began to surface.
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08 June 2020 Rahul Sharma
Most markets carried on their momentum from April and continued to progress in May, as reflected in the performance of the overall index (+0.30%)....
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08 June 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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08 June 2020
US Democrats made known their trade policy priorities last Wednesday (June 3) which include seeking new trade deals, re-evaluating the US withdrawal...
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08 June 2020
Sanjiv Rana talks with FMC’s director of global plant health, Bénédicte Flambard, to discuss the company’s strategy in the area of biologicals...
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08 June 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
Russian seaborne exports of crude oil marginally fell below four million b/d in May, with volumes coming down 15% month-on-month and 21% year-on-year....
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08 June 2020
US dairy consumption patterns continue to evolve over time as new consumer trends and products alter the landscape.
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08 June 2020 Lara Dong IHS Markit Energy Expert
With China’s economic growth moderating in recent years, the key emphasis of power sector development has shifted from scaling up power supply...
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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
No easing of lockdown for UK dividends
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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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05 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets had already started the day off in positive territory, with APAC markets closing higher and Europe opening higher out of...
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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 Carlo Barrasa
How will the NGLs outlook for the next two years impact olefins and olefins investment?
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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 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 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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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 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
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 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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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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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 Marifaith Hackett, Ph.D.
Water-soluble polymer dominate an important end-use segment: food production
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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 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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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 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 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
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
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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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
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
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 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
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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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 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 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 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 Sam Pierson
Historic US equity short squeeze in April
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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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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
An inside look at the technological evolution of a top tier private credit firm
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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 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 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
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
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 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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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 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 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 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 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 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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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 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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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
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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08 May 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed modestly lower and Europe/US markets ended the day higher, despite the additional 3+ million new unemployment insurance...
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08 May 2020 Sian Jones Mr. Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week ahead sees some key retail sales and industrial output numbers released, which will provide important signals as to just how steeply...
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08 May 2020
12.9% month-over-month seasonally-adjusted (m/m sa) decline in light vehicle demand for April
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08 May 2020
IHS Markit looks back on registration and loyalty trends following the 2008 recession to prepare for a post-COVID-19 reality
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08 May 2020 Brian Lawson
Alongside bond supply from Bahrain, Chile and a syndicated 15-year deal from Germany, this week has seen the completion of two perpetual capital...
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08 May 2020 Arlene Kish, M.A.
Canada's job market was devastated once again with a 1,993,800 nosedive in net employment, which was weaker than our expectations.
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08 May 2020 Chris Fenske
A new record high US unemployment rate did little to stop the week’s positive momentum in the global markets
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08 May 2020 Renata Machado Matheus Varanda
As the global oil & gas industry faces unprecedented market conditions, challenges pile up in Argentina.
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