U.S.-China Summit This Week
When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Beijing, trade, for once, won’t be the primary topic. Among more severe crises in play are the…
Vietnam’s Moment in (Trade) Time
The wars in Iran and Ukraine, and trade…
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 Trillion-Dollar Surplus
After falling year-on-year in October, China’s exports rebounded in November…
Why China is Still Buying
If you’re pessimistic about global trade, you’ve likely…
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…
The politics of trade in the U.S. have gotten complicated during this century,…
As the business world girds for a fresh wave of trade protectionism and…
Age of the EV
We’re entering the age of the electric vehicle, and…
After a tepid recovery in 2023, Vietnam’s trade machine appears to be firing…
The Beijing trade engine has been slumping this year amid a tepid global…