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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

The current market trends indicate that the manufacturing industries are poised to reshore back to the United States in a big way. Unless the source of natural gas dries up, which is not likely for many years to come, the price of gas is likely to remain low for the foreseeable future. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Interest Rates : The Federal Reserve in the United States is expected to raise interest rates this week , the first increase since cutting the rate to near zero following the Great Recession in 2008.