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Japan manufacturing shrinks for first time since 2016 amid trade war – PMI

Reuters | 02/21/2019

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese manufacturing activity contracted in February for the first time in two-and-a-half years as factories cut output amid shrinking domestic and export orders, a private business survey…

Russia Exploits U.S.-China Trade Tensions to Sell More Soybeans

Thomas Grove and Anatoly Kurmanaev | The Wall Street Journal | 02/21/2019

Commercial conflict has ...

UK and Ireland retailers warn of 40% tariffs on food in no-deal Brexit

Julia Kollewe | The Guardian | 02/21/2019

Consumers could face meat, fish, fruit and vegeta...

Exclusive: U.S., China sketch outlines of deal to end trade war – sources

Jeff Mason | Reuters | 02/21/2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States a...

The Global Trade Slowdown Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better

Mike Bird | The Wall Street Journal | 02/21/2019

Surprisingly strong Chinese trade data for January...

Trump will decide if auto imports are a national security threat, as EU retaliation looms

Andrew Mayeda, Jenny Leonard, and Richard Bravo | The Los Angeles Times | 02/19/2019

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