supply chain
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A 216 Percent Duty Is Not a Trade Barrier; It Is an Exit Sign
The United States finalized an antidumping rate of 216.01 percent on eleven Chinese wooden-bedroom-furniture exporters in mid-August, and 130.86 percent on trailers a fortnight later.…
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Five Ships, $90 Oil: The Hormuz Numbers the Headlines Skip
One burning tanker, five commodity ships crossing Hormuz in a day, a freight index up 7.1 percent in a week, and a strategic reserve at…
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The Numbers on Hormuz: Transit From 140 Ships a Day to Single Digits
Transit through the Strait of Hormuz fell from a pre-crisis 130-140 ships a day to single digits. Brent closed at $90.49. The real constraint isn’t…
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The Next Mining Shock Isn’t in the Mine
Governments spent years fighting over mines. The IEA’s 2026 outlook suggests the real bottleneck has moved downstream: to sulphuric acid tanks, smelters, ports and power…