Global Trade & Economics

New Tariffs Bring New Headaches on Top of Higher Costs

Many importers scrambled to get ahead of the U.S. tariffs on Chinese shipments that kicked in Monday.

September 25, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Many importers scrambled to get ahead of the U.S. tariffs on Chinese shipments that kicked in Monday.

Trump’s Tariffs May Hurt, but Quitting China Is Hard to Do

Companies are reconsidering where to put their factories as the trade war mounts, but few places can match China’s convenience and reliability.

September 24, 2018

The New York Times

Companies are reconsidering where to put their factories as the trade war mounts, but few places can match China’s convenience and reliability.

Port of Rotterdam Is Preparing for Worst When Britain Crashes Out of EU

In Rotterdam, everyone assumes the U.K. will leave the single market and customs union. Here’s how it plans to cope with the upheaval.

September 24, 2018

The Guardian

In Rotterdam, everyone assumes the U.K. will leave the single market and customs union. Here’s how it plans to cope with the upheaval.

U.K. to Establish a Post-Brexit Port 70 Miles From Sea

The U.K. government aims to address one of the big challenges of Brexit by creating a so-called inland port where imported goods can be checked without causing logjams at the coast, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

September 21, 2018

Bloomberg

The U.K. government aims to address one of the big challenges of Brexit by creating a so-called inland port where imported goods can be checked without causing logjams at the coast, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

Carmakers Are on the Trade-War Front Line as Europe Factories Suffer

Europe’s factories saw export growth stagnate this month as the economy feels the pinch from the global trade war that’s continuing to ratchet up.

September 21, 2018

IndustryWeek

Europe’s factories saw export growth stagnate this month as the economy feels the pinch from the global trade war that’s continuing to ratchet up.

Companies Stockpile Drugs, Chocolate as They Brace for ‘Hard’ Brexit

Some of the world’s biggest companies are drawing up plans for the unplannable: a March divorce between Britain and the European Union, in which even some basic parameters have yet to be hammered out.

September 20, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Some of the world’s biggest companies are drawing up plans for the unplannable: a March divorce between Britain and the European Union, in which even some basic parameters have yet to be hammered out.

In New Trump Tariffs, China Sees Master Plan to Thwart Its Rise

For officials in Beijing, the worry about Donald Trump’s latest tariffs isn’t the impact on trade: Rather it’s the steady march toward a long-term competition that could thwart China’s rise.

September 18, 2018

Bloomberg

For officials in Beijing, the worry about Donald Trump’s latest tariffs isn’t the impact on trade: Rather it’s the steady march toward a long-term competition that could thwart China’s rise.

Are Cryptocurrencies Doomed? This Investment Fund Is Banking on One.

So far, the murky world of cryptocurrencies has seen far more failures than successes. Is the whole concept one big bust?

September 17, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

So far, the murky world of cryptocurrencies has seen far more failures than successes. Is the whole concept one big bust?

Deal or No-Deal Brexit: How the British Food and Pharma Industries Can Survive

Following a tumultuous summer of Brexit discussions, typified by the results of a recent poll indicating that close to 59 percent of the British population would now choose to remain in the European Union, a number of lingering questions surround the future of the British economy, as well as the U.K.’s trade relations with the rest of the world.

September 17, 2018

Angel Versetti

Following a tumultuous summer of Brexit discussions, a number of lingering questions surround the future of the British economy, as well as the U.K.’s trade relations with the rest of the world.