Supply Chain Research

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump discussed their two countries putative trade deal at their G20 meeting, as well as a potential order for 100 F-35 military jets which could be worth $9 billion in orders to manufacturer Lockheed-Martin. President Trump wants to see a “rebalancing (in the trade deficit) very quickly”, though that seems unlikely. While the U.S. trade deficit slumped to a seven year low in September, on a 12-month total basis it is only 1.6% below its December 2016 level having reached $67.7 billion. The jet order, which would be delivered over several ye...