Expeditors’ better-than-expected growth in 4Q may not prove sustainable as its ocean freight handling steadily slows. Strikes in Matamoros, Mexico may be the first sign of USMCA-linked labor disputes. Also: the process of getting an exemption from U.S. tariffs on Chinese exports will be widened; Vale and Ternium deliver on the EU’s steel safeguarding fears; Ford pulls out of Brazilian heavy trucks; Payless ShoeSource steps out of U.S. retail; Japan’s export slowdown has accelerated; EU-U.S. trade negotiations come a step closer, but are still far away; China-U.S. talks are increasingly l...