Soft March CPI strengthens case for rate cuts in China
Deflationary pressures remain significant CPI inflation rose slightly from -0.7% year-on-year to -0.1% YoY in March, coming in softer than…
A test of endurance is underway as Trump narrows trade war focus on China
Tariff escalation abruptly sends trade friction into the endgame As my colleagues have covered in an earlier piece, Trump’s latest…
Report: Supply Chain Index Declines as Tariffs Hit Economy
The economy could be headed for a downturn as the supply chain starts to contract amid tariff policies and rising…
Trump’s tariff formula confounds the world, punishes the poor
Ridiculed for imposing trade tariffs on frozen islands largely inhabited by penguins, Donald Trump’s formula for calculating those levies has…
Amid turmoil over tariffs, Bessent rises in Trump trade world
Minutes after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on a tariff plan that triggered a stock market rout and…
Some US consumers stockpile goods ahead of Trump’s new tariffs
Pushing a shopping cart down the aisle of a Walmart WMT Supercenter, Thomas Jennings, 53, loaded up on juices, condiments…
It’s like throwing darts blindfolded’; tariffs take toll on Chinese exporters
Chinese manufacturers of goods from tableware to flooring are flagging profit warnings, scrambling to plan new overseas plants or accelerate…
A pleasant surprise from US inflation, but it won’t last long
A pleasant surprise for once After all the volatility and back-and-forth on tariffs we are back watching the macro data…
On-again, off-again tariffs will disrupt decision-making for importers
No matter one’s political viewpoint, the current tariff situation prevents importers and supply chain providers from making any medium- to…