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Podcast | Biden’s Trade Priorities: The First 100 Days, and Beyond

With the pandemic still raging and the U.S. domestic economy slumping, how will President Biden address critical issues of international trade?

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation. Photo: Bloomberg.

Britain Delays Brexit Import Checks to Avert Disruption

The U.K. government says it will delay imposing post-Brexit checks on imports coming from the European Union in a bid to avert disruption to supplies this summer.

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Who’s Right in the U.K. and EU’s Spat Over Vaccine Exports?

The U.K. and European Union are trading blows again — this time over coronavirus vaccines.

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A One-Two Punch: The U.K. Grapples With the Pandemic and Brexit

The conclusion of an agreement for Great Britain’s exit from the European Union probably couldn’t have happened at a worse time, coming as it did on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Navigating Peak-Season Tailwinds: Four Trends to Watch

This year, the focus is on determining what broke down across supply chains during 2020, and figuring out what changes need to be made to drive success in 2021.

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Major Exporters Take Unusual Steps to Ease Container Shortage

Some of the world’s biggest exporters in Asia are intervening to alleviate a shipping container shortage that jeopardizes their overseas trading.

A dockworker monitors a shipping container being loaded onto a freight train. Photo: Bloomberg.

India’s Economy Emerges Hopeful After Tumultuous Year

After two years of economic slowdown, there's hope for India in 2021.

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U.K. Names Eight Freeports in Bid to Boost Post-Brexit Trade

U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a roster of eight English freeports, low-tariff business zones being created to stimulate trade and investment in the wake of Brexit and the coronavirus crisis.

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Booming U.S. Imports Show Uneven Global Recovery Pace

A surge of imports into the U.S. economy shows little sign of slowing down, clogging American ports and highlighting ways the pandemic is still causing imbalances in the global recovery.

A crane carries shipping containers owned by AP Moller-Maersk A/S away from a ship. Photo: Bloomberg.

China’s Tech Revolution Aims to Cut Dependence on West

For U.S. politicians, China’s potential to dominate sensitive cutting-edge technologies poses one of the biggest geopolitical threats of the next few decades. President Xi Jinping is similarly worried the U.S. will block China’s rise, and is unveiling plans for greater self-sufficiency.

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Watch: How Brexit Caught Logistics Leaders by Surprise

Susan Boylan, director analyst in the Logistics Strategy and Operations Team of Gartner, Inc., describes the key changes in tariffs, immigration rules and customs clearance procedures that U.K. logistics providers are grappling with right now as a result of Brexit.

How Brexit Caught Logistics Leaders by Surprise

U.S. Retailers See Millions in Sales Delays Amid Shipping Logjam

Overwhelmed U.S. ports, elevated freight costs and accidents that sent goods plunging to the bottom of the ocean are causing headaches for U.S. retailers already reeling from the pandemic.

Freight trucks idle at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.

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