TRUMP–XI SUMMIT

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Decks and Deals Weekly #50

27/09/202630/09/2026

During 19–25 September 2026, shipping markets weighed Trump–Xi trade pledges against tanker bottlenecks and rising war-risk costs. Diplomatic relief mattered; dependable passage still carried a formidable price

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Trump–Xi summit: no news is big news — and why Thucydides was never the trapper

19/05/202601/09/2026

The Trump–Xi summit became historic precisely because almost nothing happened, exposing a transformed balance of power and challenging the increasingly ritualistic misuse of the so-called “Thucydides Trap”

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Decks and Deals Weekly #43

17/05/202624/05/2026

Between 10 and 16 May 2026, the BDI broke 3,195 mid-week before a Friday correction, MR Atlantic earnings collapsed 60–75%, two more ships were attacked at Hormuz, Hapag-Lloyd swung to a Q1 loss, and Trump landed in Beijing to ask… Read More »Decks and Deals Weekly #43