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- 2008.07.24: Germany's growth slows
- 2008.07.23: European auto sales fall 8%
- 2008.07.23: Merrill cuts back on private jets
- 2008.07.22: A 'profound' downturn
- 2008.07.21: Intel's Grove calls for electric cars
- 2008.07.18: US, Iran to meet - crude drops $20/bbl
- 2008.07.17: Bank of England warns on inflation
- 2008.07.17: US drivers cut back - a little
- 2008.07.15: US$4.8 trillion
- 2008.07.13: Oil prices - the Iran factor
- 2008.07.12: Travel tips
- 2008.07.11: Dow buys Rohm & Haas
- 2008.07.09: Paris fashions - 70% reductions
- 2008.07.08: European refining margins 'at 4 year low'
- 2008.07.08: The 'difficult task of damage control'
- 2008.07.05: The blog's first birthday
- 2008.07.03: US auto sales collapse in June
- 2008.07.01: Global chemicals growth slows to 2%
- 2008.06.30: Chemicals feel the wind of change
- 2008.06.29: Gazprom challenges OPEC
- 2008.06.28: A commodities 'Super Cycle'
- 2008.06.28: P&G reviews its supply chain model
- 2008.06.24: Israel's training exercise worries oil markets
- 2008.06.23: A new 'North-South dialogue'
- 2008.06.22: Agriculture - the new focus for chemical demand
- 2008.06.22: China drills for oil off Florida coast
- 2008.06.18: 'Roll-through' pricing reappears
- 2008.06.17: Monday, Monday
- 2008.06.16: The Saudi oil 'summit'
- 2008.06.15: Asian stockmarkets fall on stagflation risk
- 2008.06.14: Leading indicators signal chemicals slowdown
- 2008.06.10: Anecdotal evidence
- 2008.06.09: Interesting quotes (5)
- 2008.06.08: US natural gas prices rise 65%
- 2008.06.08: High inflation, or global downturn?
- 2008.06.05: Dow warns on US economy
- 2008.06.04: Father Christmas didn't visit last month
- 2008.06.03: Leadership - its a team thing
- 2008.06.03: Fuel subsidies to double in 2008
- 2008.06.03: China cuts back ethylene to boost fuel
- 2008.06.01: Interest rates start to rise
- 2008.05.28: Dow raises prices by up to 20%
- 2008.05.27: US house prices carry on falling
- 2008.05.27: Sinopec receives $1bn subsidy in April
- 2008.05.25: PE margins back to 2003 levels
- 2008.05.25: Airlines and the chemical industry
- 2008.05.24: The impact of $200/bbl oil?
- 2008.05.21: Oil hits $140/bbl
- 2008.05.18: Russia's oil trader
- 2008.05.18: Central bankers recognise a 'bubble'
- 2008.05.17: Saudi to boost oil supply
- 2008.05.17: The graph the Bank of England didn't publish
- 2008.05.14: UK government expects house price falls
- 2008.05.14: Interest rates to rise by the end of May
- 2008.05.12: Shipbuilding hit by credit squeeze and long lead-times
- 2008.05.11: Can $125/bbl oil be passed on downstream?
- 2008.05.09: 'Lies, damned lies, and statistics'
- 2008.05.09: Deutsche Bank ends porn channel expenses
- 2008.05.06: China exports inflation (2)
- 2008.05.04: $216.9bn and still rising
- 2008.05.04: We all make mistakes
- 2008.05.03: High CEO pay – does it really drive performance?
- 2008.05.01: Interesting Quotes (4)
- 2008.04.30: OPEC suggests $200/bbl oil
- 2008.04.27: INEOS’ Grangemouth plants on strike
- 2008.04.27: US housing slows again
- 2008.04.22: Innovation awards for bankers?
- 2008.04.21: ‘Longer, deeper, wider’
- 2008.04.20: A tale of two outlooks – part 2
- 2008.04.19: UK ‘at risk of US-style housing slump’
- 2008.04.16: Russian crude supply 'peaking'
- 2008.04.15: ‘Sometimes those questions lead to war’
- 2008.04.13: Every silver lining has a cloud
- 2008.04.13: The April Fools Day rally
- 2008.04.08: Credit crisis losses could reach $1 trillion – IMF
- 2008.04.07: The vicious circle
- 2008.04.07: Contingency planning for a global downturn
- 2008.04.07: Shell, BASF, ACC warn on US downturn
- 2008.04.03: US auto sales fall again in Q1
- 2008.04.02: IMF expects low growth, high inflation
- 2008.03.31: Current account deficits start to matter
- 2008.03.28: Shanghai stock market crashes
- 2008.03.28: ‘Too big to rescue’
- 2008.03.26: ExxonMobil regains top place
- 2008.03.26: FT’s subprime jokes page
- 2008.03.24: Oil price volatility rises
- 2008.03.24: US housing weakens again
- 2008.03.19: A simple guide to the credit crisis
- 2008.03.19: Benzene prices hit a ceiling
- 2008.03.18: The US$ tumbles
- 2008.03.16: Northern Rock, Carlyle, now Bear Stearns
- 2008.03.13: ‘Who is this guy Margin that keeps calling me?’
- 2008.03.13: Fed/IMF worry that US may see 'severe recession'
- 2008.03.13: US$ falls below ¥100, crude goes above $110/bbl
- 2008.03.13: India feels credit squeeze
- 2008.03.11: Inflation worries increase in China, USA
- 2008.03.09: "The good times are behind us"
- 2008.03.05: OPEC holds production as oil prices rise
- 2008.03.04: Buffett says US is in recession
- 2008.03.02: 3 ways to spot a failing business
- 2008.03.02: Traders sell $, buy oil
- 2008.02.29: M&S dumps free plastic bags
- 2008.02.28: Japan’s factory output weakens
- 2008.02.26: US housing weakens, UK follows
- 2008.02.26: ‘Largest ever peacetime liquidity crisis’ says Bank of England
- 2008.02.26: Wheat prices add to CFO concerns
- 2008.02.24: BASF – the oil and gas company
- 2008.02.21: 4 issues driving today’s oil price
- 2008.02.19: The law of unintended consequences
- 2008.02.18: UK nationalises Northern Rock
- 2008.02.17: China exports inflation
- 2008.02.15: S&P warns on debt-laden companies
- 2008.02.13: UK banks follow US lead in tightening credit
- 2008.02.12: ‘Don’t panic’ say Dow, BASF
- 2008.02.10: US banks tighten as the Fed eases
- 2008.02.10: The renminbi keeps rising
- 2008.02.08: Wal-Mart sales ‘below expectations’
- 2008.02.07: 60 is the new 40 for BP
- 2008.02.05: Dow, Basell, BASF, SABIC owed $5m in Plastech bankruptcy
- 2008.02.04: OPEC holds quotas, rebuffs Bush
- 2008.01.30: US housing, China storms hit chemical demand
- 2008.01.29: Winter storms batter China’s economy
- 2008.01.28: IMF identifies ‘serious slowdown’
- 2008.01.27: China’s olefin imports surge as government subsidises gasoline/diesel demand
- 2008.01.24: CEO confidence falls
- 2008.01.22: Polymer margins retreat
- 2008.01.21: Selling the rallies
- 2008.01.18: 2008 crude outlook
- 2008.01.18: Forecasting crude oil prices
- 2008.01.16: The zeitgeist changes
- 2008.01.16: Wal-Mart, Tesco see slowing markets
- 2008.01.14: Growth slowdown underway
- 2008.01.14: Financial players increase their bets on crude
- 2008.01.10: China freezes energy costs, bans plastic bags
- 2008.01.09: Ford warns on auto sales
- 2008.01.07: Will lower interest rates help?
- 2008.01.07: SABIC – S&P follow Moody’s
- 2008.01.02: $100 crude – US manufacturing close to recession
- 2008.01.02: The renminbi rises
- 2008.01.02: What next for the credit crunch?
- 2008.01.02: Moody’s seasonal 'gift' for SABIC
- 2007.12.21: USA adds $746bn to support housing
- 2007.12.20: The yuan also rises
- 2007.12.19: 2008 economic outlook
- 2007.12.16: Dow integrates upstream via Kuwait deal
- 2007.12.14: Chemicals & the Economy - the first 6 months
- 2007.12.12: Oil supply worries increase
- 2007.12.11: Another day, another $17bn
- 2007.12.11: CFO pessimism increases
- 2007.12.10: A satirical look at the subprime debacle
- 2007.12.10: Asia ‘Recouples’
- 2007.12.07: OPEC targets stocks, not prices
- 2007.12.05: Credit markets ‘worst in 47 years’
- 2007.12.05: UK housing lenders shut the door too late
- 2007.12.04: Should US mortgage rates rise?
- 2007.12.04: A dip or a downturn?
- 2007.12.03: Asian chemical markets can’t decouple
- 2007.12.01: US chemical imports face ‘green’ border tax
- 2007.11.28: Gazprom moves further into petchems
- 2007.11.26: Arctic oil reserves
- 2007.11.23: The US$ just keeps on falling
- 2007.11.21: 5 risks to 2008 budgets
- 2007.11.20: China worries over US$ fall
- 2007.11.19: Beggar my neighbour
- 2007.11.16: Uncertainty rules
- 2007.11.12: The subprime black hole
- 2007.11.09: US autos/housing worsen
- 2007.11.07: TOTAL’s new CEO warns on oil supplies
- 2007.11.06: Supermodels prefer euros
- 2007.11.05: Subprime claims its first casualties
- 2007.11.01: 3 key questions for any Board
- 2007.10.30: Pricing power - ING's concerns
- 2007.10.29: Inflation makes a comeback
- 2007.10.26: 4 risks from the credit crisis
- 2007.10.24: Private Equity and the credit crunch
- 2007.10.22: Budgeting for a downturn
- 2007.10.20: Buffett sells PetroChina
- 2007.10.18: Policymakers turn more downbeat
- 2007.10.15: BP and Reliance
- 2007.10.12: Pricing for profit
- 2007.10.10: Shenhua shares double on IPO
- 2007.10.08: US housing worsens
- 2007.10.03: EPCA 2007
- 2007.09.26: Dow warns
- 2007.09.25: One week later
- 2007.09.24: Shell, Saudi Aramco to build new $7bn US refinery
- 2007.09.20: Goldman sees $95/bbl oil
- 2007.09.18: The hurricane touches down
- 2007.09.14: Northern Rock – subprime contagion spreads
- 2007.09.12: OPEC seeks lower oil prices
- 2007.09.09: To cut, or not to cut?
- 2007.09.07: Blackstone moves on China BlueStar
- 2007.09.06: Two swallows
- 2007.09.04: Every mania is based on an illusion
- 2007.08.31: OPEC and the IEA
- 2007.08.30: China’s Finance Minister resigns
- 2007.08.28: The end of the beginning
- 2007.08.24: Comments off until Tuesday 28 August
- 2007.08.23: A tale of two worlds
- 2007.08.22: £80k Maserati going cheap
- 2007.08.19: Interesting quotes (3)
- 2007.08.17: Leverage and bad debts
- 2007.08.17: Thursday’s child has far to go
- 2007.08.16: Technorati
- 2007.08.14: Rolling thunder and Penn Square Bank
- 2007.08.12: Interesting Quotes (2)
- 2007.08.10: Every mania has its illusion
- 2007.08.10: Subprime: a many-headed Hydra
- 2007.08.10: US auto sales catch subprime fallout
- 2007.08.08: ICI and Akzo (2)
- 2007.08.07: Regional markets at price parity again
- 2007.08.06: Interesting Quotes
- 2007.08.02: NINJA turtles ride again
- 2007.07.31: Turning base quality loans into gold
- 2007.07.25: Greed and Fear
- 2007.07.24: Oil prices and the euro
- 2007.07.20: A tale of two outlooks
- 2007.07.19: Technorati
- 2007.07.17: 2008 Budgets just became more difficult to finalise
- 2007.07.14: ‘Its the price that matters’: Wal-Mart and Tesco signal a major change in consumer priorities
- 2007.07.12: Stress-testing the global financial system
- 2007.07.11: Will the US housing slump impact chemicals?
- 2007.07.09: Chemical company valuations
- 2007.07.06: ICI and Akzo
- 2007.07.05: What price oil?
- 2007.07.03: 4 risks to the world economy
- 2007.07.03: Hedge fund woes and the chemical industry
- 2007.06.22: The 10th anniversary of the Asian financial crisis
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