Global trade in goods will likely stay weak in coming months as disruptions from coronavirus in China staunch the movement of international commerce already slowed by tariffs and uncertainty, according to the World Trade Organization.
February 18, 2020Government, Business, Logistics
WTO: Slump in Global Goods Trade to Deepen With Coronavirus
Business
Cass Freight Index Signals US Economic Contraction by Years End
The Cass Freight Index, a monthly measure of rail, trucking and airfreight volume, dropped 3% in August from a year earlier, the ninth consecutive month of declines.
September 16, 2019Government, Business
US and China Locked in New Tariff Stare-Down
Labor Day picnic products are just a sampling of the more than 3,200 categories of Chinese goods targeted for the new tariff starting Sept. 1, barring a last-minute flinch by President Donald Trump.
August 30, 2019Government, Business
Trump Says US-China Trade War Tariffs Arent Boosting US Prices
President Donald Trump decried Chinas massive intervention to suppress the yuan, portraying the U.S. as the beneficiary of his tariffs on Chinese imports and signaling the policy isnt pushing up domestic prices.
August 13, 2019Government, Business
Trade War Hinders Global Trade in April
Global trade stumbled in April as the tariff war between the United States and China showed few signs of ending, figures released June 25 showed.
June 25, 2019