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The blog is on holiday and will return on 15 July
Happy Festive Season and all the best for 2020: The blog is back on 5 January
We are back on 5 January, when we will resume telling you how it really is in chemicals markets and the real economy, away from the financial markets.Thanks for your support during 2020. Meanwhile, here’s where we’ll be spending Christmas Day
The blog is on holiday but whilst on leave we will support ABS demand
We will return on 29 July
The blog is on holiday and will return on 2 January 2019
Season’s greetings to our readers and here’s hoping for a prosperous 2019
Major crude downside and upside risks for petchems
By John Richardson ONE of the biggest risks for petrochemicals producers has once again become oil prices as we enter a period of weaker demand and longer supply versus the potential for a major geopolitical disruption to supply. Crude prices could easily rise to more than $100/bbl on a geopolitical clash between the US and […]
The Blog Is On Holiday And Returns On 23 July
Meanwhile, please, please be careful out there. I will as I watch out for the brown bears
The Blog Is On Holiday Until 3 January
Happy end of the year, season’s greetings, and a prosperous New Year to my readers. Thank you for your comments and support during 2017. Burns Beach, Western Australia – the home of the Blog
The Blog Is On Holiday Until December 18
China Growth Slows On Collapse In Shadow Bank Financing
By John Richardson YOU should print-off the above chart and stick it on your chemicals company boardroom wall. From fellow blogger Paul Hodges, it shows the collapse in credit issued via China’s shadow banking system. It is the shadow banking system that has driven China’s debt-t0-GDP ratio to as high as 650% – and could […]
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