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Liquid Silicone Rubber Global Market Report 2022: Sector to Reach $3.6 Billion by 2027 at a CAGR of 8.55%

The global liquid silicone rubber market size reached US$ 2.2 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach US$ 3.6 Billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.55% during 2021-2027.


Four troubling global trade trends flashing consumer weakness for a market already fearing recession

Wall Street’s biggest bank CEOs, from Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan to Brian Moynihan at Bank of America, were talking a recession as the “central case” as part of earnings reports on Friday morning.


China’s exports slump less than expected in December

BEIJING — China’s exports and imports fell less than expected in December, the customs administration said Friday. The milder slump meant trade still grew for all of 2022.


The world’s in a ‘polycrisis’ — and these countries want to quash it by looking beyond GDP

LONDON — For a small but growing network of countries, the world’s go-to metric of economic health is no longer fit for purpose.


Japanese rubber futures climb on Shanghai gains

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures edged higher on Wednesday, lifted by gains in the Shanghai market and a weaker yen, as sentiment remains mixed over easing COVID-19 curbs in top buyer China amid the country’s latest surge in cases.


Oil prices rose as much as 2% on hopes of China’s reopening and as OPEC+ maintains output cut targets

Oil prices climbed as much as 2% on Monday after China signaled a broader relaxation of Covid curbs, OPEC+ announced its decision not to change oil production targets, and a price cap on Russian oil took effect.


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