There’s so much focus on the U.S.-China trade relationship and its frequent fireworks that it’s often forgotten that the European Union, still the world’s preeminent free-trade alliance, with 447 million consumers, is the better customer.
In April, exports to the European Union increased 4.1% year-on-year to $44.7 billion, while exports to the U.S. dropped 6.2%…
The global economy is being rewired by shifting geopolitics, changes in high-tech and renewable supply chains, and lower consumer demand in the U.S. and European Union.
One major consequence of these changes: a slip in trade with China, the world’s top exporter, and number two importer, of goods and commodities.
On Tuesday, China reported total…
The global economy is sputtering, chipping away at China’s mighty export machine and prompting Beijing to build a stronger trading relationship with Moscow even as Russia faces trade sanctions with the U.S. and European Union.
Chinese exports in December declined 9.9% year-on-year to $306 billion. “China’s foreign trade and exports showed strong resilience in the…
As the global economy slows, it's denting global trade and hurting economies in farflung places. The World Trade Organization now expects global trade to grow at 1% next year instead of 3.4%. One of the regions most impacted will be South America, where trade will increase only 0.3% in 2023, according to the WTO.
South…
For the first time in over two years, China’s monthly exports fell year-on-year as the global economy cooled off.
As the world’s top export power, China is bearing the consequences of higher inflation in the U.S. and European Union, rising interest rates, lower economic growth, and the end of stimulus payments. In addition, Beijing has…