Corporate treasurers are changing how they hold cash as the rate cycle evolves. The result is a closer look at short-term instruments, working capital and the trade-off between yield and flexibility.
Those decisions can quietly shape investment plans long before they appear in earnings headlines.




The supply-chain angle is the part I would keep watching. Freight costs can move through the economy long before they are obvious in consumer data.
The refinery disruption matters most when spare capacity is already thin. The interaction between crude, refining margins and transport costs is the key context here.