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Executive Summary
Today's digest highlights a landscape of disruption and adaptation across the supply chain, retail, and international trade sectors. In logistics, operational halts and creative workarounds signal ongoing volatility, while record port volumes in Houston suggest pockets of strong growth. The retail industry is grappling with significant job cuts and waning consumer confidence, though some major players are finding success through strategic turnarounds. International trade is dominated by geopolitical manoeuvring, with the United States at the centre of multiple tariff-related tensions, a landmark EU-India trade agreement, and a notable flight to safe-haven assets like gold amidst a weakening dollar.
Today's Top Headlines:
Supply Chain & Logistics
•AGX Freight Halts Operations Amid Lender Dispute
•Port Houston Achieves Record Container Volumes
•DHL Launches Innovative China-Europe Multimodal Service
Retail Industry
•Major Retailers Announce Significant Job Cuts
•Consumer Confidence and Retail Sales Growth Weaken
•Bright Spots and Emerging Trends in Retail
International Trade
•US-China Tensions and a New EU-India Pact
•Trump Administration Threatens New Tariffs
•Market Reactions and Other Developments
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