China moves to shore up supply chains as production shift spreads

December 13, 2023

China is moving to shore up its supply chains as concerns grow over western withdrawals, even as volumes surge on some of its new rail routes. Addressing the Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing this week, China’s leadership said it would move to strengthen supply chain resilience to stave off further losses of international shippers […]

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6 reasons why global supply chains are shifting

December 13, 2023

Editor’s note: This story is the third installment of a series exploring global trade shifts. Read the previous story here. A new wave of supply chain shifts is spreading after the pandemic, and behind it lies a complex set of global business decisions made to optimize operations. Companies had been considering production shifts for years, […]

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2024’s 3 Biggest Supply Chain Trends

December 12, 2023

When supply chain challenges came hard and fast during the pandemic, many businesses and buyers were caught off guard, and inventory became the talk of the town. Fast forward a bit, and businesses burned by this scenario aren’t taking any chances moving forward. According to recent reports, supply chain management is top on the priority […]

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Equities outlook 2024: Key themes and macroeconomic trends

December 12, 2023

From Europe’s prospects to digitalisation and sustainability, experts predicted trends shaping the equities investment landscape in 2024. Highlighting the influence of microeconomic factors in public equity markets, Luke Barrs, global head of fundamental equity client portfolio management at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, pointed out the current market dispersion across and within sectors, necessitating “a disciplined, fundamental […]

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Will election-year politics imperil the US Inflation Reduction Act?

December 12, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) represents the most significant investment Congress has ever made in addressing climate change. But as we enter election season in the US, the legislation may be a significant part of the looming campaign, which could impact the measure’s long-term fate. With high energy prices, congressional Republicans, and leading presidential candidates […]

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2024 Construction Outlook: Infrastructure Funding Fuels Demand for Billion-dollar Projects

December 12, 2023

Leading North American executive offers insight on top growing construction sectors in 2024 DENVER, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Government funding, reshoring manufacturing and a boost in tourism are converging to create a demand for the construction of megaprojects, landmark builds that exceed $1 billion in budget. In his annual industry outlook, Deron Brown, president […]

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A Look Back at 2023: The Reshoring Year in Review

December 12, 2023

With the calendar turning to December and the countdown to 2024 almost upon us, I wanted to recap my articles from the past year and their key takeaways. With a strong outlook for manufacturing next year, these takeaways can help position your company for a successful new year. 1.Skilled Workforce Development: What Should Guidance Counselors […]

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China’s manufacturing overcapacity threatens global green goods trade

December 11, 2023

Chinese lending is undergoing a deep, structural transition away from the property sector to support manufacturing. The shift is generating serious fears of overcapacity and will likely accelerate the fractionalization of the global trading system as countries move to protect their own industry.  In just under four years Chinese banks have gone from providing its […]

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Diminishing returns on real estate threaten Chinese economic growth

December 7, 2023

Author: Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University Forty years of continuous growth has transformed China into one of the world’s two largest economies. This is a remarkable achievement that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and into the global middle class, consistently surpassing expectations and confounding those who predicted an economic bust. That […]

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Pentagon-funded silicon interposer project closer to reshore US advanced packaging capability

December 7, 2023

The Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) office, funded by the US Department of Defense to establish high-priority domestic capabilities to safeguard the US defense industrial base from global supply chain risks, has begun the fourth and final phase of its contract with BRIDG, a non-profit public-private partnership organization based in Florida, US dedicated to […]

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