Tag: unsustainable

Electric car discounts now ‘unsustainable’ amid record price cuts

electric car charging Manufacturers have warned that high levels of discounting for electric cars cannot continue “indefinitely” amid a downturn in household sales. Electric vehicle sales rose overall by around 6pc in May, compared to a year earlier, taking their share of the market from 16.9pc to 17.6pc. That represented a faster rate of growth […]

Container rates drop to unsustainable levels, Maersk CEO says

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The global container shipping market faces overcapacity in the coming years and the rates paid by customers have fallen to an unsustainable level, Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc told the group’s annual meeting of shareholders on Thursday. Maersk last month warned that container shipping overcapacity would hit profits this year, in contrast to the […]

Russia has likely grounded its early warning aircraft fleet from flying Ukraine operations because of unsustainable losses, says UK intel

A Russian Beriev A-50.AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File Russia’s early warning aircraft fleet is likely grounded, the UK MoD said. Russia only has a handful of the hi-tech planes that detect incoming missiles and identify ground targets. Ukraine has been having great success in shooting down Russian aircraft in recent weeks. Russia has likely grounded […]

After Jamie Dimon warns of market ‘rebellion’ against $34 trillion national debt, Fed’s Jerome Powell says it’s past time for an ‘adult conversation’ about unsustainable fiscal policy

With the United States’ national debt closing in on $34.2 trillion, some of the biggest figures in the world of finance have been speaking out. But few expected Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to address the issue—at least until this weekend, when Powell spoke out about the debt on CBS’s 60 Minutes Sunday. “In the […]

‘The US is on an unsustainable fiscal path’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said “the U.S. is on an unsustainable fiscal path” in an 60 Minutes interview with Scott Pelley released Sunday. “The U.S. federal government’s on an unsustainable fiscal path. And that just means that the debt is growing faster than the economy. So, it is unsustainable. I don’t think that’s at […]

Electric cars suffer ‘unsustainable’ depreciation in secondhand market

used electric cars Electric cars lose as much as half of their value after just three years on the road, new figures show, as the rate of depreciation far outstrips conventional equivalents. Research from Auto Trader said there were “unsustainable levels of depreciation” in the electric car market, with used prices of battery-powered vehicles dropping […]