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November 1, 2023, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China: HUAI AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial photo shows ships carrying goods such as coal, steel and building materials on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Huai an City, Jiangsu Province, China, Nov 1, 2023. (Credit Image: Â© Cfoto/DDP via ZUMA Press)

China Is Making Too Much Stuff—and Other Countries Are Worried

The country’s factories lack customers and are pushing exports harder, raising trade tensions.

Stella Yifan Xie

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Tom Fairless

November 10, 2023

8 min read

This aerial photo taken on December 25, 2022 shows cargo ships loaded with containers berthing at Yantian Port in Shenzhen, in China's southern Guangdong province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

China’s Exports Tumble Again in Fresh Sign of Economic Trouble

The figures add to signs the Chinese economy is still facing difficulties despite a recent pickup in growth.

Jason Douglas

November 7, 2023

3 min read

*** ONE-TIME USE *** Container handling operation in Yangshan Deep Water Port area, Shanghai, China, October 14, 2023 New vehicles are seen at a parking lot in the Port of Richmond, at the bay of San Francisco, California June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

It’s U.S. vs. China in an Increasingly Divided World Economy

Trade and investment flows settle into new patterns around two rival power centers—with major risks.

Jason Douglas

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Tom Fairless

November 3, 2023

8 min read

A customer grabs industrial food from a fridge to fill her shopping cart in a supermarket near Lille, northern France, on September 21, 2023. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)

Eurozone Inflation Slows More Than Expected

The eurozone’s consumer price index rose 2.9% in October as energy prices dropped.

Joshua Kirby

October 31, 2023

2 min read

*** ONE-TIME USE *** CLYDE, OHIO - AUGUST 06: U.S. President Donald Trump walks off stage after speaking to workers at a Whirlpool manufacturing facility on August 06, 2020 in Clyde, Ohio. Whirlpool is the last remaining major appliance company headquartered in the United States. With more than 3,000 employees, the Clyde facility is one of the world's largest home washing machine plants, producing more than 20,000 machines a day. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Essay | Why Trump Is Right About Tariffs

Taxing imported goods is unpopular with economists, but it could help the U.S. lower the trade deficit, strengthen its industrial base and safeguard national security, Oren Cass writes.

Oren Cass

October 27, 2023

7 min read

Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It.

November 17, 2023

4 min read

MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: A customer walks by a now hiring sign posted in front of an In-N-Out restaurant on November 03, 2023 in Mill Valley, California. According to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth slowed in October with a total of 150,000 new jobs added compared to analyst expectations of 180,000. The unemployment rate inched up to 3.9% from 3.8%. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Elusive Soft Landing Is Coming Into View

November 15, 2023

6 min read

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 02: A pedestrian carries shopping bags while walking through the Union Square shopping district on October 02, 2023 in San Francisco, California. According to a report by the Commerce Department, U.S. consumer spending rose by 0.4% in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

U.S. Retail Sales Fall for First Time Since March as Holiday Season Approaches

November 15, 2023

5 min read

Promotional leaflets can be seen on a countertop of a home for sale during an Open House in a neighborhood in Clarksburg, Maryland on September 3, 2023. Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for younger generations of Americans, who are squeezed by student debt and childcare costs in an era of slower economic growth. The pressures come as President Joe Biden struggles to tackle negative sentiment about his handling of the economy, as he campaigns for re-election. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

While All Inflation Feels Bad, Housing Inflation Is the Worst

November 15, 2023

5 min read

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 21, 2020 Shoppers walk through a busy Grafton Street in Dublin, as Ireland prepares to enter a second national lockdown to stem the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19. - Ireland's economy rose by 3.4 percent in 2020 despite the pandemic as the coronavirus fuelled a boom in pharmaceutical and IT exports, finance minister Paschal Donohoe said March 5, 2021. Ireland fared better than bigger eurozone economies such as Germany and France, which plunged into recessions last year as the pandemic shut down the global economy. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP) (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid’s Biggest Economic Winner Is Running Out of Steam

November 16, 2023

5 min read

Trade

Latest News

China Is Making Too Much Stuff—and Other Countries Are Worried

China’s Exports Tumble Again in Fresh Sign of Economic Trouble

It’s U.S. vs. China in an Increasingly Divided World Economy

Eurozone Inflation Slows More Than Expected

Essay | Why Trump Is Right About Tariffs

Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It.

The Elusive Soft Landing Is Coming Into View

U.S. Retail Sales Fall for First Time Since March as Holiday Season Approaches

While All Inflation Feels Bad, Housing Inflation Is the Worst

Covid’s Biggest Economic Winner Is Running Out of Steam

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