What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? As we approach 2024, Doug Draper and Pete Mento make some new logistics predictions for 2024. While these forward facing statements do not constitute financial advice, it's always an interesting and insightful conversation!
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-Norwegian Tanker Attacked, Despite No Clear Ties to Israel
-Walmart Adding Parcel Stations for Faster Delivery
-Global Trade to Shrink by 5% - According to the UN
-New Respiratory Issue in China?
-Black Friday & Cyber Monday
-Halftime
-Amazon Getting in the Auto Business
-USPS saw a 5.9% Increase in 2024
-Holiday Shopping is Going to Lift Spirits for Q1
-New Argentinian President Javier Milei
-Shein & Fast Fashion Supply Chain Practice
-Houthi Helicopter Raid on Civilian Cargo Ship
-Two-Step Measure to Avert Government Shutdown
-Air Freight Industry Updates
-Panama Canal Crisis
-Is the AI Bubble Popping?
-East Coast / West Coast Tug of War
-Maersk Layoffs - Everyone Calm Down
-Halftime
-Talk about Modernizing Rail Corridor between Boston & DC
-Expansion of Forced Labor Goods?
-Government Support for Importers & Exporters
-Peak Inventory Levels Have Balanced Out
-Apple Facing Ban on Imports
-Africa is on the Rise
-Black Swan to be a Buzzword in 2024
-Black Swans as an Excuse
-Truck Brokerage in a Tailspin / Market Correction
-Are Supply Chains & Economies Ready for Another Pandemic?
-Parcel Waiving Holiday Surcharges
-Inflation Stalling? Fed Rates & Trade Numbers
-Peak Season’s Over. What does this mean for Q1?
-USD & EURO Parity in 2024? Would be good for US Exports
-US Navy Pulling Back on Trade Protection
-Warehouse Construction at a 10 Year Low
-WTO Decreases Growth Target for Global Trade
-Uber Connect Now Has a Returns Program
-Government Shutdowns Are Bad for Importers and Exporters
-US Trade Agreements Are Focusing on Metals
-Is the World Ready for Nuclear Cargo Ships?
-2024 Will Be the Year of the Parcel Wars
-Automation, AI, and Brokers
-Halftime
-Rail Update
-Has China Been Overcounting Population?
-The Marianas: The Back Door to America
-Mixed Signals for Air Cargo
-EU Talks Boldly about Trade Rules: We’ll See
-Transport Industry Layoffs and Right Sizing
-More Coal than Ever Before
-Holiday Spending Amid Inflation
-Year of the Union - UAW Update
-American Credit Card Debt is over a Trillion
-Amazon Letting Go of the Reins
-China Going Bear Mode
-EV Battery Supply Chain Explained
-China Pushing BRICS to Break From Dollar
-Asia to US Ocean Spot Rates are Back Higher than Contract Rates
-President Biden’s Executive Order on Strategic Industries
-Panama Canal Has an Underreported Traffic Jam
-Unless USTR Acts, 301 Exclusions Are Set to Expire Soon
-Pushing EVs Hard through Policy
-Dispersion of the Economy
-Inflation Reports Coming: China, UK, and US
-Warehouse Automation is Growing
-EV Batteries & Chargers are the Limiting Factor?
-Cardboard Sales Are Down - Why This Matters
-What Is Going on with Zim?
-World Trade Org Statistics!! What It Tells Us
