US-China trade tensions to hammer air cargo: industry body by Staff Writers Singapore (AFP) March 12, 2019 Trade tensions between the US and China will hammer air cargo this year, an industry body warned Tuesday, the latest sign the tariff slugfest is damaging the global outlook. The world's top two economies have been locked in a trade war since last year, swapping tit-for-tat duties on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods and sending markets into a tailspin. The fallout has gone far beyond their shores, with manufacturing in many export-dependent Asian economies taking a hit. In the latest sign of the dispute's effects, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) sharply cut its forecast for air cargo growth this year, citing US-China tensions as a major factor. It said air cargo volumes are expected to grow 2.0 percent this year, nearly halving its projection made in December for 3.7 percent. Air freight traffic contracted 1.8 percent in January alone, IATA director general and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac told a conference in Singapore. "We are facing a problem with world trade... Cross-border trade is weakening very sharply and that's the thing that's damaging our business in the cargo world," IATA chief economist Brian Pearce said. The group said uncertainty over Brexit and general protectionism was also hitting air cargo growth. US and Chinese officials have said they are making progress toward a resolution of the trade dispute but conflicting messages out of Washington and Beijing mean it is still not clear when a deal may finally be sealed.
Pound extends rally on May Brexit deal revision, eyes on vote Hong Kong (AFP) March 12, 2019 The pound extended its rally in Asian trade Tuesday after British Prime Minister Theresa May hammered out a revision to her controversial Brexit deal she hopes will be enough to push it through parliament. The surge in sterling came as regional equity markets pushed higher following a positive lead from Wall Street, with tech firms tracking an upbeat outlook for Apple, energy firms rising with oil prices and dealers cheered by improving US retail sales. With a key vote on her agreement due later ... read more
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