Supply Chain Research

The coming month will provide little respite from trade policy events and operational challenges for supply chains. A WTO ministerial meeting from July 15 is unlikely to make progress on reforming the global trade dispute framework while a fisheries agreement may be a test case as to whether the WTO’s membership can even still reach multilateral deals. In the U.S. the Biden administration may make progress on infrastructure spending, including ports and rails, as well as funding for semiconductor investments. Relations with China will likely continue to evolve with a review of the phase ...