Supply Chain Research

President-elect Biden has indicated that existing tariffs on imports from China will remain in place while policy will focus on coalition building. In the meantime purchases under the phase 1 trade deal are now close to their monthly run rate, cutting the risk that Trump pulls out. Also: Biden’s EU deal may be limited to steel, initially; Guess? cuts uncertainties, supply chain costs with simplified product line; anemic services, booming consumers lead Trump’s trade metric upward; logistics jobs back to pre-pandemic levels, ports still under pressure; one out of three Brexit hurdles ain’...