Trump Loses First Round of Trade War as US Economy Shrinks, China's Grows

As President Trump sought to celebrate 100 days in office, he got a week focused on economic losses—while a rival showed unexpected strength. Read More

China Cuts Interest Rates to Shore Up Economy Hit by Trade War

China’s central bank acted shortly after news that officials from China and the Trump administration will hold their first formal trade talks since the punishing tariffs began. Read More

China rolls out more stimulus and agrees to trade talks with the US as tariffs hit economy

China has cut interest rates and bank reserve requirements as part of a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its economy from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war ... Read More

The domestic fallout from Trump’s tariffs, in 3 charts

In the few weeks since President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs, a series of indicators from across the economy suggest ... the same month last year. China is one of the world’s largest ... Read More

China posts unexpectedly strong economic growth before tariffs bite

told a news conference. “However, we must also see that the current external environment is becoming more complex and severe, and the effective domestic demand growth momentum is insufficient.” Growth ... Read More

China’s economy beats expectations, new sub-hunting tech: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s economy ... that could chart a new course ... Read More

China's Economy Grows Faster Than Expected Despite Trade War Fears

During a news ... for China in light of the expected impact of Trump's tariffs, according to Bloomberg. Swiss investment bank UBS now forecasts the Chinese economy will grow by just 3.4 percent ... Read More

Peter Navarro Says Shrinking US Economy is Good News

Peter Navarro, Donald Trump 's chief trade adviser, has claimed the economic data that showed the U.S. economy had contracted by 0.3 percent actually showed positive news. Speaking to CNBC, Navarro ... Read More

Trump’s tariff war: What’s at stake for China’s economy?

Though Ghosh said that China’s $20 trillion economy “should be able to absorb” the hit from US tariffs, some economists have expressed concern about Beijing’s fiscal position. On April 3 ... Read More

Data News Editor, The Wall Street Journal

Anthony DeBarros is a data news editor in The Wall Street Journal's Washington, D.C., bureau. He specializes in gathering and analyzing data for stories and visuals on topics including international ... Read More