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Asian markets make strong gains, led by export-heavy stocks

From MarketWatch: “Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +1.82%  was the regional standout, up about 2%. With the dollar’s recovery against the yen USDJPY, +0.15%  , export-heavy stocks were helping lead the way for Japanese stocks. Toyota 7203, +0.71%   was up more than …




A Phone Call, A Gambit And The Art Of The No Deal

The Heisenberg writes: “The timing of the October selloff in U.S. equities left something to be desired if you’re a Republican on Capitol Hill.
Rightly or wrongly (and I’m not going to delve into which here), President Trump has variously …


Industry questions new box ship blockchain network

Yesterday’s announcement that five shipping lines and four terminal operators are to form a consortium to develop a Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has raised more questions than it answered.
GSBN will be a blockchain-enabled platform that will help digitise …