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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Signet expects to hold the line on diamond prices despite Russia war. The reality, at least from a US farming perspective, is that the country imports little from Ukraine and Russia. With more sanctions being levied upon Russia, one would think that diamond prices in the US would be surging.

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What Supply Chain Management Should Anticipate in 2024

Supply Chain Matters

There remains questions related to China ’s economy in both consumer spending and a rather challenged and fragile real-estate sector. Global wide inflation levels have taken a discernable toll on consumers throughout this year, with the global banking system hiking interest rates to tamp down economies.

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New study: How will the explosion in ecommerce affect value of real estate?

The Network Effect

Recently, Tompkins International completed internal research on correlations between retail and real estate. This research was done in order to give guidance on where retail sales are made and how retail impacts real estate. Here we see a different real estate picture. oatsy40/Flickr.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Real-estate services firm CBRE Group Inc. Export demand for coal and grain, stemming from disruptions in supply chains in Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine, bolstered freight volumes this year, railroads said. The companies building their inventories are looking to ensure they have items on hand at the right moment.

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Chinese Lockdowns and the Future of Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

to Australia are wrestling with a shortage of chemicals used in X-rays, while real-estate projects are held up by delayed materials. The latest China lockdowns combined with the Russia-Ukraine war is too heavy a burden. Hospitals from the U.S. If and when the Chinese logjam breaks, its effects will be felt elsewhere.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

Real Estate companies Compass and Redfin cut 10% and 8% of their workforces, respectively. Global supply constraints have come from (1) supply-side disruptions like China’s Zero-COVID policy and the Russia / Ukraine conflict and (2) from demand pressure as federal stimulus flooded the market with extra cash in 2020 and 2021.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

The top producing nations by notion of highest PMI levels were noted as India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Greece and Russia. Reportedly business optimism has dipped to its lowest levels during the past nine months. The Wall Street Journal has reported ( Paid subscription ) that large U.S.