Pre-tariff rush of goods from US to China sees air rates soar, but not for long
Beijing’s decision to impose higher tariffs on US goods has led to a rush of ...
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US container trade trends were in rude health in 2024, and the second Trump administration will inherit a relatively favourable backdrop, in terms of spending growth and inventory levels relative to sales, but it is likely that volume trends will become increasingly driven by reactions to the president’s actions on tariffs.
Our headline takeaway is that tariff anticipation, in combination with the prospect of a further east coast labour strike this month, is likely to extend a healthy period of US ...
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