Supply Chain Research

The implementation of new USMCA “uniform regulations” may require very different adaptations to supply chains among the auto assemblers and component suppliers. New calls for lobster tariffs are more about the elections than trade policy. Also: COVID-19 disrupts Brazilian commodity exports in a variety of ways; CMA CGM expects tougher Q2, India and Europe contribute to woes; China’s chips, medical supply exports jump but purchases from U.S. still down; Brexit Watch: U.K.-Japan timetable optimistic, unless it’s just an EPA retread; Germany’s record trade downturn also shows phasing challe...