second quarter 2020

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  • Maersk Projects Sharp Profit Plunge for 2020
    Container port
    Maersk reported a 25 percent rise in EBITDA but it warned of a "significant decline" for the full year.
  • Japan's Second-Quarter GDP Takes 27.8% Hit At Hands Of Coronavirus
    Japanese technology
    COVID-19 has wiped out economic gains attributed to Abenomics and has clouded confidence for the future.
  • Hong Kong Posts Huge 9% GDP Drop in Q2
    Hong Kong Coronavirus
    Hong Kong’s economic recession ignited by COVID-19 has now lasted four full quarters but might begin easing as the year ends.
  • JP Morgan Predicts Q3 Recovery in Chinese Consumer Spending
    China Consumer Spending
    Consumer spending, which accounts for more than half of China's GDP, remained weak in H1 but there are signs of a slow recovery.
  • China Sees Strong Q2 GDP Growth Of 3.2%
    Manufacturing recovers
    China's economy sees a surprising growth of 3.2% in the second quarter, but still contracted 1.6% in the first half.