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Phil Levy

Chief EconomistFlexport
Phil Levy

Dr. Phil Levy is Chief Economist at Flexport where he leads qualitative and quantitative economic research informed by public policy data and proprietary data. Dr. Levy’s research informs the market on global trade trends and helps Flexport teams make product and business strategy decisions to best serve clients. Before Flexport, Dr. Levy spent two decades researching and forming global trade policy. He served as Senior Fellow on the Global Economy at Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Adjunct Professor of Strategy at Northwestern Kellogg. Previously, Dr. Levy served on the President’s Council of Economic Advisors as Senior Economist for Trade and as a member of the policy planning staff for the U.S. Department of State. He has testified before numerous congressional committees and has written regularly for Forbes, The Hill, and Foreign Policy. He has also taught global economic policy and international trade at Georgetown, Columbia, the University of Virginia, and Yale. Phil holds a Ph.D in Economics from Stanford University.


Articles by Phil Levy

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    Market & EconomyOctober 23, 2023

    Strong Online Sales - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    The monthly advance retail sales numbers for September showed continued strength, up 0.7% for the month in nominal terms and 3.0% for the year.

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    Economic OutlookOctober 9, 2023

    Bond Market Intimidation - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Last week longer-dated Treasury yields hit highs not seen in over a decade. Longer-term yields are the transmission mechanism by which tighter monetary policy is likely to impact the economy and these moves bring us closer to impact.

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    Economic OutlookOctober 2, 2023

    Inflation Optimism - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    The August inflation numbers looked good. Exactly how good depends where you look. Apart from surging energy prices, there were encouraging downward trends.

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    Economic OutlookSeptember 25, 2023

    Striking the Inflation Target - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Amidst persistent and excessive inflation, most of the world’s major central banks have sharply raised rates. Some have just shown a willingness to wait and see whether these hikes will suffice to knock inflation down.

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    Economic OutlookSeptember 18, 2023

    Energetic Inflation - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Whether August CPI showed an alarming revival of inflation or a minor uptick depends heavily on the weight one gives to volatile energy prices. Regardless, U.S. inflation remains well above the Fed’s target and above market expectations.

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    Economic OutlookSeptember 18, 2023

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    Economic OutlookSeptember 11, 2023

    Good Goods Exports - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    While U.S. goods imports exceed goods exports, the latter have been growing faster this year. That growth has been led by producer-oriented categories such as petroleum products and aircraft parts, rather than products more familiar to consumers.

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    Economic OutlookSeptember 5, 2023

    Borrowed Time - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    The latest numbers on U.S. personal income and expenditures show that consumption has been outpacing income. There are limits to how long consumption and income can go their separate ways.

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