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Supply Chain · Q2 2026 · Why This Matters

The robots got the headlines. Energy got the bill.

Three forces hit supply chain at once in Q2 2026. An oil shock that sent EU diesel up 34%, a US tariff regime that shifted to full-value assessment, and agentic AI reaching general availability at SAP and Blue Yonder. Read separately they look like a cost problem, a trade problem, and a tech story. Read together they explain why this quarter's automation boom was a flinch, not a bet.

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