China trade surplus hits record $213 billion as exports surge 21.8%. China exports and imports beat forecasts in strong start to 2026. China-US trade falls as EU and ASEAN trade expands sharply.

China typically combines January and February trade data to smooth distortions from the shifting Lunar New Year holiday.

Official figures for the first two months of the year — usually combined to account for distortions arising from the varying Lunar New Year holiday — showed a strong start to 2026, before war broke ...

The loss of 20 mb/d of oil transiting the Straits of Hormuz is a short-term problem, but some of that is going to storage and will be available when shipping resumes. More concerning, full storage ...

Over the past year, following a $170 billion infusion in immigration enforcement, U.S.-born labor participation fell from 61.4% to 61%, federal data shows.

China's trade grew by a fifth in the first two months of the year, far exceeding forecasts as stronger exports to major markets balanced out a drop ...

China's trade surged by a fifth in the first two months of the year, official data showed today, significantly outpacing forecasts as a plunge in shipments to the US was offset by sales to other major ...

Consumer debt can feel like quicksand. I hear the pain, the fear, and the shame. But I also hear something else: a way out that starts with action, not paperwork. My view is simple: bankruptcy should ...

The country’s export juggernaut is chugging along ahead of President Trump’s visit to Beijing later this month.

Sri Lanka Prime Minister, on a visit to the Philippines, has held bilateral meetings to strengthen cooperation in education, skills development, and agricultural research.

Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers have approved a measure to grant free visa extensions to foreign nationals unable to leave the country before the expiration of their visas due to ongoing flight ...

Asian and European stocks rose sharply, but in a rare instance since the war broke out, Wall Street ​lagged and U.S. stocks posted mild losses. In my column today I look at parallels between the ...