Manufacturing and trade inventories and sales for February
U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for February 2020 were $2,012.7 billion, down 0.4 percent (+/- 0.1 percent) from last month. U.S. total business sales were…
India trade gap narrows to $9.76 billion in March
India’s trade deficit narrowed in March from a year earlier as a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus restricted movement of goods.
Code words, chaos, sky-high prices in China’s mask market
Desperate to find a new supply of protective face masks, executives at an American health-care services company last month began poring over videos shot inside…
Somber IMF describes the epic bind facing world economy
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Trump Administration eases PPE export ban with Canada, Mexico exemptions
The Trump administration eased a ban on exports of personal protective equipment, with the list of exemptions growing after lawyers laid out the shortcomings of…
China’s meat imports surge to record as containers clear customs
China’s meat imports surged to a record in March, with containers of frozen pork, chicken and beef finally clearing customs after being delayed by the…
China’s trade fell less than expected but more pain lies ahead
China’s trade performed better than expected in March, though economists said the full impact of the shutdowns rippling across the global economy are yet to…
World’s Biggest Maker of Sneakers Asked to Halt Vietnam Operations
Ho Chi Minh City is seeking the Vietnam premier’s approval to temporarily shut down a unit of Pou Chen Corp., the world’s largest maker of…
China Still Implementing U.S. Trade Deal, Chinese Envoy Says
China’s ambassador to the U.S. said his country is still implementing the first phase of a trade agreement signed with the U.S. earlier this year…
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