A container is offloaded from the Wanhai 175 cargo ship at the Tan Vu Terminal, operated by Vietnam Maritime Corp., at Haiphong Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The proportion of volume from suppliers in China, Hong Kong, and Korea has declined from 90% to 50% over…
The impact of President Donald Trump‘s tariffs continues to rip through the logistics and transportation sectors, with major ports experiencing a steep drop in imports after records were set earlier this year, and volumes throughout the supply chain rolling over. For the first time in 2025, rates for van, flatbed, and refrigerated loads in October…
The markets are ending the week on a low note as the global selloff continued in Asia and Europe this morning, prompted by rising uncertainty stemming from the U.S. economy. Doubts about a much-anticipated December interest rate cut from the Fed are mounting, with the likely outcome obscured by patchy data after Washington’s government shutdown….
U.S. Treasury yields were lower on Wednesday as investors welcomed progress on bringing an end to the government shutdown. At 6:00 a.m. ET, the 10-year Treasury yield was down over 2 basis points to 4.085%, while the 2-year note yield fell over 3 basis points to 3.556%. The 30-year bond yield was down 1 basis point to 4.688%. One basis…
US President Donald Trump (L), backdropped by Turbines at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, also known as the Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm, walks on the first fairway after playing off the first tee to officially open the Trump International Golf Links course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland on July 29, 2025. Brendan Smialowski…
Jasondoiy | E+ | Getty Images A recent NBC News poll showed growing frustration among Americans regarding President Donald Trump‘s handling of the economy less than a year after entering office. In a poll of 1,000 voters taken between Oct. 25-28, 63% said Trump had fallen short of expectations regarding the economy. Separately, 65% said…
Two federal judges ruled that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to keep SNAP afloat during the shutdown. President Donald Trump visited Asia, striking a trade deal with China. Speculation about a Trump third term heated up again, despite its near impossibility. And judges made consequential rulings regarding federal workers and voter registration.Here are…
A chart making the rounds on social media has sparked intense debate about the state of the American economy. Since November 2022, when ChatGPT launched, the S&P 500 has surged more than 70% while job openings have plummeted roughly 30%. The juxtaposition has earned the graphic a foreboding nickname: the “scariest chart in the world.”…
U.S. Treasury yields inched higher on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate cuts and uncertainty regarding future monetary policy. At 6:22 a.m. ET, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was up less than 1 basis point to 4.066%. The 2-year Treasury note yield was also up less than a basis point to 3.59%. Meanwhile, the 30-year bond yield added…
Stocks hit fresh records on Monday, marking a significant pickup in momentum after a bumpy stretch in which tariff fears and worries about loan losses at regional banks weighed on major indexes. The optimism isn’t limited to U.S. markets. Benchmarks in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan notched new records Monday, while the Shanghai composite closed…