{"id":57419,"date":"2026-02-17T15:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=57419"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:15:16","slug":"baltic-dry-index-hits-2-week-high-ahead-of-chinese-new-year-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=57419&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Baltic dry index hits 2-week high ahead of Chinese New Year holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltic Dry Index surged by 0.6% (17 points) to a two-week high of 2,100 points on 16 Feb&#8217;26 against 13 Feb. 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