bottleneck
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Aguilar reckons prolonged supply bottlenecks could lead to some demand destruction and economic recession is a watch item.
“This creates a two-lane highway for large vessels, one lane in and one out. The bottleneck here could last a few weeks at the very least,” he said.
But as fuel prices soar and shipping bottlenecks create shortages in the near term, the long view shows something more positive: military spending can create jobs, spark new technologies and spur investment.
Adding to the problems is chaos in global supply chains, which industry groups warn is leading to bottlenecks for vital basic inputs for manufacturing.
From Barron's
They say the investments are needed to bring new power plants online and ease bottlenecks on the existing grid.
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