Global Trade & Economics

GOP Opposition in House Puts U.S.-China Competition Bill at Risk

February 2, 2022

Growing Republican criticism risks complicating passage of a once-bipartisan bill intended to make the U.S economy more competitive, saying it goes too easy on China even as it aims to aid the domestic semiconductor industry.

Get Ready for More Freight Bottlenecks During Chinese New Year and Beyond

February 1, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

DHL is projecting an 88% decrease from typical volumes of China-U.S. freight during the first week of the Chinese New Year, which begins February 1.

Trucker Protest Strands Beef Shipments at U.S.-Canada Border

February 1, 2022

Bloomberg

Protesters who are rallying against vaccine mandates are holding up shipments of Canadian beef to the U.S.

Counting Down to the Next Supply Chain Shock

January 31, 2022

Cedric Bru, SCB Contributor

What impacted supply chain dynamics in 2021, and what's coming next?

U.S. Economic Growth Quickens With Inventory Boost

January 28, 2022

Bloomberg

U.S. economic growth accelerated by more than forecast in the fourth quarter, fueled by the rebuilding of inventories and capping the strongest year since the 1980s.

Price Spikes, Pressure on Amazon: What to Watch in E-Commerce This Year

January 27, 2022

Yoni Mazor, SCB Contributor

In year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, the a slew of challenges remain for global supply chains and economies. Here's what to watch.

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Watch: Putting the Pieces of Broken Supply Chains Back Together

January 26, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Glenn Steinberg, global supply chain leader with EY, discusses the drivers behind the “great reset” of manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Global Supply Chains Near Make-or-Break Point for Easing in 2022

January 25, 2022

Bloomberg

Global supply chains are nearing a turning point that’s set to help determine whether logistics headwinds abate soon or keep restraining the global economy and prop up inflation well into 2022, according to several new barometers.

House Unveils China, Chips Bill, Paving Way for Senate Deal

January 25, 2022

Bloomberg

The House of Representatives unveiled its legislation to bolster U.S. research and development to better compete with China and aid the domestic semiconductor industry, in a bid to negotiate a final bill this year with the Senate.

LA, Long Beach Ports Move Record Cargo Despite Logjams

January 21, 2022

Bloomberg

The Port of Los Angeles moved record cargo volumes last year amid an import surge at the U.S.’s biggest container gateway and supply chain snarls brought on by the pandemic.