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    Customers want to take longer to pay to preserve working capital and suppliers want to get paid faster. One of the ways both parties can benefit is through supply chain finance solutions.

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    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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    World Trade Indicators - Spinning Weathervanes

    The tumult of the pandemic era has thrown off many measures for which way the economic winds are blowing, global trade being no exception.

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    Energy Prices - Another Siphon on U.S. Consumer Demand?

    Of late, energy prices have been on the rise. What might this mean for consumers and for monetary policy in the months ahead?

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    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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    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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