Lloyd's List - Finance

Commentary

Cut and run
Body count will rise as banks foreclose and sell or refinance firms at market levels
China will not rest for long
World Bank forecasts weak Chinese exports and lower investment growth, but a rebound in 2013
Beyond shipbuilding
China’s yards look ever further afield to shield themselves from the slump in shipbuilding
Hour of need
Greek shipowners pay taxes and raise funds for the poor
Bonds bonanza
The Höegh LNG fundraising shows that there is finance available for shipping, even if the bar is set high
Slow boats
FedEx profit warning contains surprising silver lining
Feeling lucky?
Beware gloomy executive confidence surveys that create self-fulfilling prophecies
Comment: Final curtain for Classic?
One of the last of the remaining traditional cruise operators in Europe is under threat
Slouching dragon, hindered tiger
Shipping braces itself for China’s ‘engineered economic slowdown’
The big squeeze
Cash deals will prevail as ship finance dries up
No hand-outs for German shipping
Owners, investors and banks are responsible for ordering gamble that failed
Thank the banks for lending less
Containership ordering has slowed despite decline in yard prices
Debt and the price of money
If borrowing continues, the value of money will steadily diminish and prices will continue to rise
Too old to die?
As Stephenson Clarke calls in the liquidators after 280 years, it is a sad sign of the times
Summer sniffles
First-half results reveal which players have caught a cold and which need intensive care