US Outlook Report: Disinflation – What Do the Tea Leaves Say? Last week we lowered our consumer price inflation forecast for 2015 by a half a percentage point to 1.2 percent. A strengthening U.S. dollar combined with large declines in oil and other commodity prices are expected to add to deflationary pressures in the months […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2014 Issue California’s Smaller Ports Handling Bulk and Breakbulk By Jim Shaw California’s large ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland are well known for their container handling clout but the Golden State also has a number […]
Continue ReadingEconomics Group: Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary U.S. Review Ghouls, Hobgoblins and Global Turmoil This week’s scary headlines helped stoke financial market volatility and raise fears about the economic growth and reawaken concerns about deflation Economic reports were generally mixed this week, with weaker reports on retail sales, producer prices and business inventories but stronger […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2014 Issue Fidley Watch: A Gentle Breeze By Chris Philips Managing Editor As technology continues to advance, maritime software companies are adapting their products to the demands of today’s generation of mariners, longshoremen and naval architects. From […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Factoring in a Global Downturn into the U.S. Outlook Financial market volatility has returned with a vengeance. The S&P 500 is down about 6.0% over the past month. The financial carnage in Europe has been even more dramatic. The German DAX and French CAC index have both lost over 10% in U.S. […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2014 Issue Fidley Watch: A Gentle Breeze By Chris Philips Managing Editor As technology continues to advance, maritime software companies are adapting their products to the demands of today’s generation of mariners, longshoremen and naval architects. From programs […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Fear Replaces Greed on Wall Street The IMF dropped a grenade on the stock market this week. Marking down the global growth outlook for this year for the seventh time to 3.3% and trimming expectations again for growth next year. The biggest cuts to the global GDP outlook came from […]
Continue ReadingEconomics Group: Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary U.S. Review Continued Signs of Labor Market Improvement Job openings data continued to point toward more robust labor market conditions. The number of openings touched a 13-year high for the series. Wholesale inventories rose 0.7 percent in August while July’s inventory build was revised higher. Softer sales […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2014 Issue Fidley Watch: A Gentle Breeze By Chris Philips Managing Editor As technology continues to advance, maritime software companies are adapting their products to the demands of today’s generation of mariners, longshoremen and naval architects. From programs […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2014 Issue Information Technology and Marine Software By Kathy A. Smith As technology continues to advance, maritime software companies are adapting their products to the demands of today’s generation of mariners, longshoremen and naval architects. From programs […]
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