Supply Chain Research

After NAFTA’s round 7 only 6 of 30 chapters have been closed and the clock is counting down to elections. At least an energy chapter, locking in a $29 billion swing in the U.S. energy deficit, has been confirmed. China has committed to the FTAAP deal, but it may be too big to succeed. Also: Brazil rattles the met-coal saber; a pipeline trade case continues; the EAEU finally acts against China; Apple enters a stagnant market; the FMC investigates port charges; India takes its turn to look at s232; while South Korea has another go at convincing the U.S. to change its mind.