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Asia's factories stumble as US tariffs hit order books

(Reuters) -Asia's big manufacturing hubs struggled to fire up in October, business surveys showed on Monday, as weak U.S. demand and tariffs under President Donald Trump hit factory orders across the ... 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

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

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover startup ecosystems and economic policy in South Asia. An employee works at a garment factory in Tiruppur, in India's ... Read More

Analysis-Global Economy Takes Trump Shocks in Stride, for Now

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Threats to the global economic order have come at a furious pace during President Donald Trump's first eight months in office - from a massive tariff shock to a battle for ... 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