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This Week in Logistics News (February 4 – 10)

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G, the official groundhog of Massachusetts made her 16 th annual Groundhog Day forecast at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA. And location is everything in weather forecasting. Worst January US Intermodal in 10 years Our thoughts and prayers are with those in Turkey and Syria impacted by the recent earthquakes.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

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companies that move manufacturing operations overseas? The Fed has also expects to make three rate hikes in 2017 instead of two under its prior forecast. Will he impose tariffs on imports from U.S. Will he declare China a currency manipulator ? Will he take a more protectionist stance toward trade? 0.75% from 0.25% to 0.5%.