{
  "id": 2017370,
  "title": "Baltic Dry Index Down for 2nd Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/baltic-dry-index-down-for-2nd-day",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T21:00:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-down-for-2nd-day-3/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, retreated for a second session on Wednesday, falling about 1.4% to a fresh low since July 31 at 2,776 points. Larger declines in the bigger-size segments outweighed a mild increase in the smallest one. The capesize index, which typically ...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}