THE TRUCKING EPISODE OF ODD LOTS

It's out! @tracyalloway and I talked to the great @FreightAlley about why this industry is in such a mess. Why it was a mess pro COVID. Why it's a mess now. And why it's probably going to be a mess for years to come. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
@tracyalloway @FreightAlley *Pre-Covid I mean.
@tracyalloway @FreightAlley After doing several episodes on global manufacturing, shipping, and the ports, our ongoing deep dive into the supply chain is beginning to turn more towards the interior. Starting with trucks. Then soon barges, canals, rivers, trains, etc.
@tracyalloway @FreightAlley Learned some absolutely incredible stuff about the market in this episode, including the fact that in the United States, if you take the 10 largest trucking companies, they only control 12% of the entire market. 11,000 new trucking cos. registered in the last 30 days.
@tracyalloway @FreightAlley And of course you can find the episodes on

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7sI1J5…

And anywhere else

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Thanks to @rohangrey's testimony today, I decided to write it. I see things much the same way as him. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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But beyond that, there's a big difference between a digital bearer dollar (like cash) and just a public option for banking.
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NOW WE PAY THE PRICE FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH ON INFRASTRUCTURE

In today's @markets newsletter, I talked about inflation, and how the situation at our ports and waterways is a perfect example of how the discussion of "paying for it" is totally backwards.

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@markets Full transcript is here. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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THE GLOBAL SHIPPING SITUATION IS STILL GETTING WORSE

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HOT:

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S&P futures slipping a little on the news

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On a sequential basis, core CPI rose 0.7% from last month.
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