Food industry bodies have warned of panic-buying this Christmas unless action is taken to address labour…
Category: Supply and Demand
NHS stops some blood tests due to vial shortages
The NHS has temporarily stopped some blood testing for certain conditions due to shortages of collection…
Timber shortage due to ‘unprecedented’ post-lockdown demand
The price of timber has risen sharply with builders struggling to get supplies, as post-lockdown construction…
US petrol supplies tighten after Colonial Pipeline hack
US motorists have been urged to not hoard fuel as supplies tighten due to a major…
China’s exports soar as US recovers and India stalls
China’s exports unexpectedly surged last month as America’s speedy recovery from the pandemic spurred demand. Read…
Cost of living: Hand gel in, white chocolate out
High demand amid the pandemic for items such as hand sanitiser and loungewear mean they are…
Royal Dutch Shell sees huge loss as pandemic hits oil demand
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell sank to a net loss of $21.7bn (£16bn) last year after…
BP returns to profit but pandemic weighs on demand
BP returned to profit in the third quarter, but the global coronavirus crisis continued to hit…