China's March exports and imports shrink, miss forecasts by big margins

China's March exports contracted sharply, while imports also unexpectedly shrank, both undershooting market forecasts by big margins, customs data showed on Friday, highlighting the tough task facing ... Read More

America’s Economy Is No. 1. That Means Trouble.

That’s based on the latest projections from the International Monetary Fund. According to the IMF, Europe’s share of world GDP has dropped 1.4 percentage points since 2018, and Japan’s by 2.1 points. Read More

China's exports tumble 7.5% in March and imports also fall as demand slows

Customs data released Friday show exports declined 7.5% in March from a year earlier, while imports slipped 1.9%. Both figures fell short of estimates. In the January-February period, exports rose 7.1 ... Read More

Why China could deliver BHP, Rio and FMG a double blow

China’s peak demand for iron ore has likely passed, and the rebalancing of steel from construction to export sector may see iron ore caught up in increasing trade tensions. Read More

Blinken warns China over dual-use sales to Russia, but also praises US-China progress

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged China on Friday to curb the flow to Russia of Chinese dual-use equipment critical to Moscow’s war efforts in Ukraine – or face fresh sanctions. Read More

IMF’s Georgieva says border migration is helping US outperform Europe; UK car insurance prices finally falling – as it happened

Time to wrap up… here’s today’s main stories so far: The price of cocoa has hit a new record high today, pushed up by escalating worries over shrinking supplies due ... the US border is helping ... Read More