Another Big Month for Chinese Exports
China on Tuesday reported another phenomenal month of exports. Its total shipments rose 25% year-on-year in August to $401.4 billion. Meanwhile, total imports increased 28.2%…
China released eye-popping June trade numbers on Tuesday. “A bit insane,” said Brad Setser…
AI is Still Driving Trade
Despite an increase in protectionism and tariffs, global…
U.S.-China Summit This Week
When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in…
Lower Growth in China
In early March, Chinese leadership set their lowest gross…
One way of looking at China’s trade economy in December and for the…
Happy New Year. While we wait on the Supreme Court to rule whether the Trump…
The Chinese export juggernaut finally started to show the impact of protectionism and…
Global Trade Can Take a Punch
This month, markets have swerved to adjust…
Please Dial a New Number
As U.S. and Chinese negotiators try to find…
China Cuts Coal Imports
For years, as governments around the world embraced clean…
Made in Vietnam (or China)
At a time when trade officials around the…
U.S. Market Collapsing For China
As Americans and Chinese officials scrambled to forge…
First Impact of U.S. Tariffs
Chinese shipments to the U.S. plummeted 21% year-on-year…
Rocky Waters
It’s a perilous time for the global trading system. President Trump…
The Trillion-Dollar Surplus
In 2024, China recorded the biggest global trade surplus in…
Trade in a Time of Geopolitical Adjustment
The focus of the global trade…
This week’s election of Donald Trump as the U.S.’s 47th president is almost…
September Rain
China posted lackluster trade figures in September, highlighting how it might…
During a summer that’s been a boon for free trade despite a looming…
Age of the EV
We’re entering the age of the electric vehicle, and…
China’s electric car export boom has fueled demand in the country for automobile…
Don’t let anybody tell you that globalization is dying—at least, not yet.
Global…
In a tricky global economy, Vietnamese exports shrank in 2023, but the rising…