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It’s not just Americans who are feeling Trump’s tariffs. Five charts show their global impact

There are signs steeper US tariffs, introduced by US President Donald Trump, are feeding through to higher prices for Americans. But they are also inflicting pain beyond US borders. We look at ... Read More

Manufacturing weakens in Europe, Asia on faltering demand and tariff uncertainties

Asia's manufacturing powerhouses struggled with sluggish demand in November, extending declines in factory activity as progress in U.S. trade negotiations failed to translate into a significant ... Read More

Despite Trump tariffs, China’s global trade surplus tops $1 trillion

Chinese exports to the United States continued to crater last month, but the drop was made up by booming sales in Southeast Asia and Europe. Read More

Factories struggle in September as soft demand in China and US take toll

LONDON/TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Factory activity shrank in much of the world last month, private surveys showed on Wednesday, as signs of a slowdown in U.S. growth and the anticipated impact of ... Read More

India Is Withstanding Tariffs To Remain The World’s Fastest-Growing Major Economy

An employee works at a garment factory in Tiruppur, in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu. Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods, imposed in August, have upset the country's $11 billion textile ... Read More

Asia markets open December mixed as China factory activity weakens unexpectedly

Asia-Pacific markets opened December mixed Monday as traders parsed fresh manufacturing data from China and rising expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut this month. Traders are pricing in an ... Read More

The Great Shift: How Asia Became the World’s New Economic Center of Gravity & How to Invest

For most of modern history, the global economy was dominated by the West. New York, London, and Frankfurt shaped the financial markets, while U.S. and European factories defined productivity. But over ... Read More

Tariff-Driven Shifts Continue to Shape Asia’s Manufacturing Activity

President Trump rated his highly anticipated sit down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping a 12 out of 10. WSJ’s Alexander Ward explains why. Photo: Yonhap/EPA/Shutterstock Factory activity gauges in Asia ... Read More