Global Trade & Economics

Global Supply Chains Get Battered by Fresh Covid Surges

August 16, 2021

Asia’s renewed surge in COVID-19 infections is compounding supply chain blockages across the world’s biggest source of manufactured goods.

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Podcast | This Report Says Manufacturing Is Coming Back to the U.S.

August 13, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

So manufacturing is coming back to the U.S. after all? Guess it depends on whom you ask.

Massive China Port Shutdown Raises Fears of Closures Worldwide

August 13, 2021

Bloomberg

The Port of Los Angeles is bracing for a decline because of the latest shutdown at the Ningbo-Zhoushan port in China.

Elon Musk Calls Renesas and Bosch’s Chip Supply ‘Problematic’

August 13, 2021

Bloomberg

Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk griped that two of the world’s biggest auto-chip suppliers are inhibiting the electric-car maker’s production.

Three Certainties for This Year's Peak Retail Season

August 12, 2021

Chris Pickett, SCB Contributor

No. 1: Consumer demand will surge to new highs.

Once the World’s Busiest Port, London Aims to Revive Its River Trade Roots

August 12, 2021

Bloomberg

As three national lockdowns boosted online shopping over the past 18 months in the U.K., the demand for port services like warehousing and distribution closer to population centers has taken off.

ESG Strategies May Understate Fallout of Global Warming, Report Shows

August 12, 2021

Bloomberg

The link between a hotter planet, loss of economic wealth and investment returns isn’t always well understood in ESG strategies, particularly those targeting developing markets.

Carmakers’ Chip Crisis Isn’t Getting Better, Suppliers Say

August 6, 2021

Bloomberg

In late July, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said things were getting better for automakers suffering chip shortages that have shuttered plants and crippled production. Not that much better, it turns out.

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Podcast | Can a Trade Agreement Protect U.S. Intellectual Property Rights?

August 6, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The Trump Administration unceremoniously withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership among 12 Pacific Rim nations before the pact was even officially born. Along with it went the potential for key protections of American intellectual property rights.

China Typhoons Pose Latest Supply Chain Threat as Ports Shut

August 5, 2021

Bloomberg

Extreme weather in China is becoming the latest challenge to global supply chains, as a heavy typhoon season threatens to further delay goods stuck at some of the world’s busiest container ports.