U.S. economy
- Analysis
Will the bullwhip do the Fed’s job on inflation?
With record inventories building and bottlenecks easing is deflation next?
Read More » - FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics: America’s commercial shipbuilding industry is nearly gone
The U.S. shipbuilding industry led the world - until 40 years ago. Read why it declined and why that is still important today.
Read More » - American Shipper
Only certainty in ocean trade is uncertainty
Although “Containers Don’t Lie,” the story they are telling may not reveal the entire picture.
Read More » - Today's Pickup
Today’s Pickup: Industry production sees its biggest monthly fall since World War II
U.S. retail spending fell by 8.7% last month; oil demand to fall by 29M barrels a day in April; companies look to diversify procurement geography.
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American Trucking Associations: ‘The second quarter is going to be terrible’
Bob Costello expects many trucking companies to go out of business before the economy recovers from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More » - Rail
Rail groups pleased with coronavirus stimulus package
Freight rail trade and labor groups applaud the U.S. federal government for passing the $2 trillion stimulus package aimed at stabilizing the American economy amid…
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Commentary: Transportation plays a key role in the war on COVID-19
Darren Prokop writes about the key role that transportation in the war against COVID-19 - particularly trucks.
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Off the Supply Chain: The talent shortage
For nearly a year now in the U.S. — and for the first time since the Department of Labor began tracking job turnover — the…
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Commentary: Just Driving Around in My Blue Car…
Donald Broughton writes that as goes the freight sector goes the economy in this commentary.
Read More » - Economics
Commentary: Does the GDP matter? Part trois
Donald Broughton's third article about the impact of the gross domestic product and how it can be useful for business intelligence and forecasting is a…
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