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    Understanding the Logistics Pressure Matrix

    Logistics networks are under pressure from elevated demand and fixed supply. We show how to track the pressures and look for when they may be relieved.

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  • Woman in a face mask holding a phone, looking at a blue digital financial display board in a transit hall
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    New Post-Covid Indicator Shows Q4 Goods Demand Starts Strong

    The Flexport Post-Covid Indicator for October shows strong early Q4 demand.

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  • Close-up of worn dual rear truck tires resting on dusty ground
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    Supply Chain Inflation: Transitory Doesn’t Mean Fast

    The drivers of recent inflation are deeply rooted in supply chains.

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  • Front facade of the marble US Federal Reserve building lit at dusk, with an eagle relief above the central columns.
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    US Federal Reserve Assets: Striking the Right Balance

    Analyze indices weekly with Flexport’s Chief Economist.

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  • Woman and man walk through a furniture and home goods showroom past gray armchairs and pendant lights
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    New Post-Covid Indicator Predicts Goods Demand Rising High by Fall

    By September, goods demand will be climbing back near spring’s record values.

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  • Four business people in suits walk away with bags toward a glass office building entrance
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    Current US Unemployment Rate Could Reset Baselines

    Analyze indices weekly with Flexport’s Chief Economist.

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  • Close-up of a crack splitting a paved road through a white painted line
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    IMF World Economic Outlook Revises Growth Forecasts

    Analyze indices weekly with Flexport’s Chief Economist.

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  • Silhouette of a fuel pump nozzle filling a vehicle against a dusk sky with smokestacks
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    Inflation Risk: US CPI Chart Shows a Leap. Is It Overblown?

    Analyze indices weekly with Flexport’s Chief Economist.

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