ILWU targets Oakland for slowdowns, and ships back up at anchor Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor | Dec 29, 2014 4:43PM EST | Journal of Commerce Vessels on Monday were continuing to back up at anchor at the Port of Oakland and truck turn times were three hours or longer now that the International Longshore and Warehouse […]
Continue ReadingGulf News: Law of the Sea regulates national maritime rights Market Wired: Top 14 of 2014: Port Metro Vancouver Continues Responsible Growth
Continue ReadingBrought to you by the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center and California Capital & Investment Group OAKLAND GLOBAL NEWS Monthly Updates on the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center Project Oakland Global News, December 2014 Dear Reader, Oakland Global News is a monthly newsletter for readers interested in staying current as the […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the Draft technical report on the goods movement infrastructure, services, and trends (Task 2c report) from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. think of this as a baseline report. Please send any comments on the Task 2c report to Carolyn Clevenger at cclevenger@mtc.ca.gov by January 23rd.
Continue ReadingEconomics Group: Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary U.S. Review A Busy Week for Fiscal and Monetary Policy With three dissenters, the FOMC slightly tweaked its language describing the period of time between the end of the QE program and when the first rate hike would take place. November industrial production data showed an impressive pace of […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Three Trends to Watch for in 2015 Number One: Rising Interest Rates. For the first time since 2006, the Federal Reserve is signaling that they will raise the Fed funds target rate, their key monetary policy interest rate, sometime next year. As of today, it appears the FOMC is penciling in […]
Continue ReadingE-Newsletter December 2014 Stephen Baiter Executive Director’s Message As 2014 draws to a close and we look toward a new year that will bring exciting changes to our public workforce system, I would like to acknowledge the Workforce Development Board’s accomplishments and highlight what is in store for 2015. As the economy improves […]
Continue ReadingInstant Analysis of Today’s December FOMC Statement FOMC is getting serious about raising the Fed funds target rate in 2015 Yellen says liftoff could happen as soon as April 2015- though still data dependent Dot-plot remains more hawkish than futures market expectations and FOMC statement Three Dissents: 2 Hawks and 1 Dove (All the dissenters […]
Continue ReadingEconomics Group: Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary U.S. Review Consumer Spending Leading the Charge in Q4 Retail sales posted an impressive 0.7 percent increase in November following an upwardly revised 0.5 percent increase for October. The jump in sales was the strongest monthly reading in eight months. On the inflation front, import prices fell 1.5 […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Reasons to Remain Optimistic In times of market turmoil like we have seen in recent days, with aggressive moves in currencies (stronger dollar), interest rates (declining interest rates), oil prices (plunging oil prices), and stocks (taking a tumble), it is easy to become bearish on the economic outlook as well. But in […]
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