Freight, ports, PMIs, inventories and trade policy. What is moving and what it costs when it lands.
Weekly desk. Rates and routes, TEUs and sub-indices, tariff actions dated from the Federal Register.
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The latest ISM Manufacturing and Services PMIs reveal supplier deliveries are slowing for the ninth and tenth consecutive month respectively, with prices paid continuing to rise even as inventory growth moderates.
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China suspended rare-earth export controls until November 27, 2026, but the country still mines 69% of global rare earths, refines 91%, and produces 94% of permanent magnets, leaving the United States vulnerable across defense, automotive, and clean energy sectors.
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Container shipping rates fell for the fifteenth consecutive week while oil tanker freight hit record highs on geopolitical risks in the Strait of Hormuz.
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