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China’s Trade Gets a Boost from New Year Holiday

Posted: February 8, 2013 at 7:00 am

China's trade received a boost in January from the traditional lunar New Year holiday. Exports soared 25% from 14.1% in the previous month, while imports jumped to 28%, from the ...
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Dwindling Chinese Exports a Sign of Global Economic Slowdown

Posted: December 10, 2012 at 6:59 am

Additional evidence indicates that global economic growth has slowed to near zero in the past month or so. China reported trade numbers. Exports were up only 2.9% in November. It ...
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China’s PMI and Trade Troubles — Chicken or Egg?

Posted: October 1, 2012 at 4:45 am

Have China's sluggish trade and PMI been caused by trouble in Europe and the U.S. economies, or did a possible year-long slowdown of China consumer confidence hurt export activity from the ...
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U.S. Stocks Headed for Weaker Open on Chinese Trade Data

Posted: August 10, 2012 at 7:35 am

U.S. stock index futures are headed for a weaker open this morning, with futures for the Standard & Poor’s 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 0.3% to ...
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China’s GDP Slump — Is It a Recession?

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 6:31 am

A recession in the United States is defined as two consecutive quarters in which gross domestic product falls. A Chinese recession could be very different, considering the nation’s recent traditional growth rate. ...
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China’s 7.5% Growth and the Rest of the World

Posted: March 6, 2012 at 6:28 am

Even the most sophisticated economist could only guess about the global effect of a 7.5% GDP growth rate in the Chinese economy this year. Some analysts claim this will be ...
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An Unexpected Recession Among Europe’s Stronger Economies

Posted: February 3, 2012 at 6:59 am

The head of Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) says Germany and France are in recession. CEO Andrew Liveris is not an economist, but the massive company he runs does do business all ...
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Media Digest (8/6/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 6:17 am

The next challenge for Congress will be a tax deadlock. (Reuters) The Nikkei falls another 2% on news of a U.S. downgrade. (Reuters) Yields on Italian and Spanish bonds fall ...
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Slow China Growth May Help Its Exports

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 6:26 am

Reams of new data from China show that its economy has begun to slow. Inflation for April was 5.3%--modest by Chinese standards. Information on industrial output and loans also indicated ...
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Either China’s Inflation Slowed, Or It Did Not

Posted: February 15, 2011 at 5:28 am

"China’s inflation accelerated in January as prices excluding food rose the most in at least six years, bolstering the case for more interest-rate increases to tame overheating risks in the ...
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Media Digest (12/10/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 4:03 am

The new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad may have front and back cameras. (Reuters) Strength in the Chinese economy pushed crude back above $89. (Reuters) The strength of China's trade may ...
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China Trade Surplus Surges

Posted: July 10, 2010 at 7:42 am

Members of Congress who are trying to force the Obama Administration to label China as a "currency manipulator"  now have another weapon. The China Customers Bureau reported that the People's ...
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