Chinese Demand Falters as Imports Decline December 16, 2024Trade in a Time of Geopolitical Adjustment The focus of the global trade world is, rightly, on President-elect Donald Trump and the U.S. debating and deciding how far they’ll go…Read More
Steel Trade Trends in 2025 Shake-up in Global Steel The world of steel trade is in for a… November 15, 2024
Trump Election Gooses Trade– Before Tariffs Hit This week’s election of Donald Trump as the U.S.’s 47th president is almost… November 7, 2024
It’s a Good Summer for Trade But China Ag Imports Fell In July During a summer that’s been a boon for free trade despite a looming… August 12, 2024
China Hikes Metal Exports Amid Record Surplus As the business world girds for a fresh wave of trade protectionism and… July 15, 2024
China Reboots Trade Thanks to Africa, India, Latin America Don’t let anybody tell you that globalization is dying—at least, not yet. Global… March 11, 2024
Vietnam’s Secret Weapon: Agriculture In a tricky global economy, Vietnamese exports shrank in 2023, but the rising… March 1, 2024
Ukraine: Two Years of Wheat Exports In Review As we enter the third year after the invasion of Ukraine, the landscape… February 29, 2024
What’s Behind the High-Tech Trade Slump? It’s not been an easy time for international trade, as a recent report… February 16, 2024
China Hikes Iron Ore, Copper Imports Amid Car Building Boom In the somewhat gloomy December and annual China trade statistics released in the… January 23, 2024
Trade Data Monitor’s Top 10 Trade Trends Going Into 2024 It’s not an easy time for global trade--the roughly $25 trillion piece of… December 20, 2023
TDM Data Used to Scrutinize Impact of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Trade scholars in a recent paper used Trade Data Monitor data on steel… November 15, 2023
China Boosts Imports of Raw Materials by Double Digits China in October dramatically increased imports of fossil fuels, industrial metals and agricultural… November 13, 2023
China’s New Place in Global Trade: Number 1 Importer of Food&Ag As expected, China reported lackluster trade numbers this week, signaling a possible recession… June 12, 2023