Supply Chain Research

There are few outside signs of success in the latest round of U.S.-China talks, though a new round has been booked and a 5 million ton soybean deal has been agreed. UPS’s 4Q results suggest it missed out in the 4Q tariff-rush. Also: our 2019 Outlook conference raised several questions about decision-making in an uncertain policy environment – we also recap the 25 issues we expect to drive global supply chains in 2019; Hindalco and Vedanta are undeterred by tariffs as India delays retribution; South Korea slips, providing more evidence of a trade slowdown; Maersk believes in Brexit; and H...