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Shipping Industry Sounding The Alarm On Global Growth

If the Baltic Dry Index is any guide for the global economy, the picture is looking stormy.

Feb 11, 2016

If the Baltic Dry Index is any guide for the global economy, the picture is looking stormy. It's plunged to historic lows since the start of the year. Bloomberg looks at why, and what it could tell us about future growth.

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