“Outlook Negative From Here”: Goldman Finds Frontloading Party Is Over Over the past year, U.S. importers have been frontloading shipments—ranging from e-commerce goods and small appliances to soft goods and replacement parts—across Transpacific trade lanes in anticipation of President Trump’s tariff threats. With Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff blitz passed and the potential for even more tariffs ahead, signs are emerging that cargo flows across Transpacific routes are slowing. In fact, Goldman Sachs now expects the freight volume outlook could turn negative from here. Goldman’s Patrick Creuset, Theodora Beadle, and others told clients Monday that first-quarter freight volumes remained solid. However, they noted this… — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More
