World trade volumes fall for first time since financial crisis

Apr 30, 2019

An aerial photo shows one of a pair of tugboats escorting the Cap Jackson container ship, registered in Singapore, at Harbor Island at the Port of Seattle in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. Picture taken March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson - RC18EA1FDAA0

The current slowdown has increased the risk one more major shock or policy error will push the global economy from sluggish expansion into outright recession. Image: REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

John Kemp

Senior Market Analyst, Commodities and Energy, Reuters

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A general view of the CSCL Pacific Ocean container ship seen from the bridge of the AAL Kobe cargo ship docked at Felixstowe Port, Britain April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Radburn - RC17E2A995B0 Image: REUTERS/Chris Radburn

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