Business confidence slides among 9-state midwestern supply managers
The US January 2022 trade deficit rocketed to a second straight record monthly high of $107.6 billion. For 2021, the US trade deficit...
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Another Midwestern option to avoid congested West coast port delays
FreightWaves reported earlier this month that a Canadian Pacific (CP) - Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) freight train traveled from...
SWIFT
By Michael Salerno, Vice President, Global Banking Group, First National Bank of Omaha Most international transactions are processed...
Looming West Coast port strikes cause shippers’ unease
According to a recent report from Everstream Analytics, in an effort to avoid anticipated congestion at West Coast ports due to a looming...
Is the WTO becoming more irrelevant?
March 23, 2022 – Posing a recent question from The National Interest, is the World Trade Organization (WTO) drifting to further...
The December economy surged ahead along posturing a positive business confidence entering 2022
January 4, 2022 – With manufacturing, exports and imports closing 2021 on a positive note, purchasing managers indicated that they expect...
Comprehensive Tariff Bill Stalled by Congress
December 23, 2021 – Earlier this month, over 200 US companies and associations sent a letter appealing to the leaders of Congress to pass...
Economic Growth in November
December 2, 2021 - The overall economy, manufacturing, exports and imports all registered growth in November despite supply chain...
While Imports and Business Confidence Languished, Exports and Manufacturing Forged Ahead in October
November 1, 2021 – Both the US and Heartland imports dropped in October along with business confidence, while new export orders and...
Power Crunch May Bite China's Near-Term Growth
October 11, 2021 – Asia Today International is reporting that recent power outages and production suspensions in some parts of China are...
August Beef Exports Top $1 Billion; Pork Exports Remain on Record Pace
October 6, 2021 - US beef exports soared to another new value record in August, topping the $1 billion mark for the first time, according...
US Manufacturing, Exports and Imports Continued to Exhibit Growth in September
October 4, 2021 – Despite supply chain bottlenecks, labor shortages and effects from the recent Hurricane Ida, US manufacturing, new...
Tallinn Digital Summit Focuses on Free World Digital Connectivity to Address Cybersecurity
September 22, 2021 – US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with heads of state from several free-world countries, hosted by Estonian...
US Manufacturing, Exports and Imports All Rose in August
September 1, 2021 – According to the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report...
Union Pacific Halting Shipments for One Week
July 15, 2021 – According to an announcement today from UP, the railroad is halting all shipments from West Coast ports to its Global IV...
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