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### Brad Loeb

An expert in market trends, cost analysis, and rate/route selection, Brad serves as Armstrong’s Director of Pricing and Analytics. He joined Armstrong in 2019, bringing nine years of experience in supply chain and operations management, with industry knowledge spanning warehousing, pricing, freight, LTL, and 3PL.

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## [ Market Insights: At Least One Supply Chain Crisis Averted ](https://www.armstrongtransport.com/blog/market-insights-at-least-one-supply-chain-crisis-averted)

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 By: [Brad Loeb](https://www.armstrongtransport.com/blog/author/brad-loeb)   
September 15th, 2022

This month, we stick to a running theme in American economics: can the Fed lower inflation without nose-diving the economy?

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## [ Market Insights: Small Rays of Sunshine Amid Slower Economic Growth ](https://www.armstrongtransport.com/blog/market-insights-small-rays-of-sunshine-amid-slower-economic-growth)

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August 19th, 2022

It's back-to-school season! If you see parents happy dancing after the school bus pulls away, congratulate them on their first moments of alone time in months. Other US families ...

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## [ Market Insights: Will the Supply Chain Star in Summer's Next Horror Movie? ](https://www.armstrongtransport.com/blog/will-the-supply-chain-star-in-summers-next-horror-movie)

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July 22nd, 2022

Consumers are still spending – at bars, gas pumps, and the grocery store – showing resilience despite June's inflation surge. But consumer confidence appears to be waning. ...

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## [ Market Insights: Normalization or Impetus for Recession? ](https://www.armstrongtransport.com/blog/normalization-or-impetus-for-recession)

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June 23rd, 2022

Rising diesel and retail gas prices are like watching a solar eclipse. You can't look directly at them, or they'll burn your eyes. Evidently, that's not enough to curb American ...

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## [ Market Insights: Spot Rates Cool as Temps Rise ](https://www.armstrongtransport.com/blog/market-insights-spot-rates-cool-as-temps-rise)

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It's the last month of spring, but Slip N' Slides - a backyard summer mainstay - may be making early annual debuts on lawns across the southern and eastern U.S. amid warmer than ...

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## [ Market Insights: It's the Pandemic That Never Ends ](https://www.armstrongtransport.com/blog/its-the-pandemic-that-never-ends)

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April 20th, 2022

While Spring Break travel is peaking in the US this month, nearly 400 million people in 45 Chinese cities – about one-third of the population – are under lockdown amid rising ...

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## [ Market Insights: Can Government Spending Help Fix the Supply Chain? ](https://www.armstrongtransport.com/blog/market-insights-can-government-spending-help-fix-the-supply-chain)

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## [ Market Insights: Will Christmas Be Canceled? ](https://www.armstrongtransport.com/blog/market-insights-will-christmas-be-canceled)

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 By: [Brad Loeb](https://www.armstrongtransport.com/blog/author/brad-loeb)   
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