Global Trade This Week – Episode 122
1:28 -Government Support for Importers & Exporters
7:30 -Peak Inventory Levels Have Balanced Out
13:20 -Halftime
23:32 -Apple Facing Ban on Imports
26:10 -Africa is on the Rise
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 121
5:14 -Black Swan to be a Buzzword in 2024
8:37 -Black Swans as an Excuse
15:32 -Halftime
28:00 -Truck Brokerage in a Tailspin (Market Correction)
32:39 -Are Supply Chains & Economies Ready for Another Pandemic?
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 120
3:09 -Parcel Waiving Holiday Surcharges
8:55 -Inflation Stalling? Fed Rates & Trade Numbers
12:40 -Halftime
23:36 -Peak Season’s Over. What does this mean for Q1?
27:45 -USD & EURO Parity in 2024? Would be good for US Exports
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 119
2:36 -US Navy Pulling Back on Trade Protection
9:09 -Warehouse Construction at a 10 Year Low
16:38 -Halftime
30:28 -WTO Decreases Growth Target for Global Trade
34:10 -Uber Connect Now Has a Returns Program
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 118
1:45 -Government Shutdowns Are Bad for Importers and Exporters
7:12 -US Trade Agreements Are Focusing on Metals
13:30 -Halftime
23:15 -Is the World Ready for Nuclear Cargo Ships?
26:20 -2024 Will Be the Year of the Parcel Wars
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 117
1:37 -Automation, AI, and Brokers
12:27 -Halftime
20:12 -Rail Update
26:23 -Has China Been Overcounting Population?
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 116
1:55 -Mexico is #1
7:18 -Auto Workers on Strike
15:14 -Halftime
23:52 -$100 Barrels & Diesel Prices
30:08 -Supply Chain by Amazon
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 115
4:15 -Climate Change vs Pandemic
11:37 -What if UAW Strikes?
15:15 -Halftime
22:28 -Apple & ARM Deal
27:30 -Flexport’s CEO Situation
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 114
3:10 -The Marianas: The Back Door to America
9:08 -Mixed Signals for Air Cargo
16:55 -Halftime in Paradise
26:30 -EU Talks Boldly about Trade Rules: We’ll See
31:10 -Transport Industry Layoffs and Right Sizing
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 113 - Live from Casa Bonita
2:11 -More Coal than Ever Before
7:31 -Holiday Spending Amid Inflation
17:31 -Year of the Union - UAW Update
22:10 -American Credit Card Debt is over a Trillion
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 112
1:30 -Amazon Letting Go of the Reins
9:27 -China Going Bear Mode
24:00 -EV Battery Supply Chain Explained
29:21 -China Pushing BRICS to Break From Dollar
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 111
2:22 -Asia to US Ocean Spot Rates are Back Higher than Contract Rates
8:04 -President Biden’s Executive Order on Strategic Industries
22:03 -Panama Canal Has an Underreported Traffic Jam
27:16 -Unless USTR Acts, 301 Exclusions Are Set to Expire Soon
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 110
2:10 -Pushing EVs hard through Policy
7:20 -Dispersion of the Economy
26:26 -Inflation Reports Coming: China, UK, and US
30:36 -Warehouse Automation is Growing
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Global Trade This Week – Episode 109
2:23 -EV Batteries & Chargers as Limiting Factor?
9:59 -Cardboard Sales Are Down - Why This Matters
23:59 -What Is Going on with Zim?
28:20 -World Trade Org Statistics!! What They Say
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Logistics Market Update Q3 2023
The US economy is expected to slow down in Q3 2023. The Conference Board, for example, predicts that US GDP will grow by only 0.6% in Q3, down from 2.3% in Q2. This slowdown is due to a number of factors, including the Fed's interest rate hikes, the war in Ukraine, and supply chain disruptions.
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Global Trade This Week – July 24th, 2023
3:51 -TPP Agreement Still Matters
8:42 -Is Yellow a Dead Man Walking?
26:38 -Bernstein’s Economic Confidence
30:46 -Autonomous Trucking - Dead or Alive?
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Global Trade This Week – July 18th, 2023
3:56 -UPS Labor Negotiation Continue
14:10 -Chinese Economic Data is Bleak
25:57 -What Happened to Peak Season?
30:16 -Canadian Port Strike is Over - Aftermath Ongoing
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Global Trade This Week – July 11th, 2023
3:24 -Have to Talk More about Yellow
9:32 -Amazon Prime Days
21:28 -Global Trade Costs are Set to Increase by 4%
25:22 -China Restricts World Access to Gallium & Germanium
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Global Trade This Week – July 5th, 2023
1:10 -Year of the Union
9:17 -Halftime
18:44 -New Security Rules for Air Cargo Screening
23:29 -Japan’s Largest Port Hit with Cyber Attack
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Global Trade This Week – June 27th, 2023
2:07 -MSC & Maersk Breakup
7:51 -Water Levels Low in Panama Canal
25:24 -Hyperglobalization vs Reasoned Protectionism
31:39 -DoE Loans $9.2B to Ford for EV Battery Plants
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