China sold more goods to the world than ever in 2025, but export saleswoman Aimee Chen says it was the hardest of her roughly two-decade career.
Most Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, extending recent declines as heightened geopolitical uncertainty over the U.S.’ demands for Greenland unsettled investors.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday he expected first quarter GDP growth in the United States would exceed 5% in the first quarter of 2026, adding that its interest rates were too high and were holding back stronger growth.
China never deliberately pursued a trade surplus and is willing to be "the world's market", Vice Premier He Lifeng told the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, after the manufacturing giant logged a record surplus that will further unnerve its trade partners.
Goldman Sachs economists estimate that President Trump’s announced tariffs on eight European countries would reduce real GDP by 0.1% to 0.2% across affected nations, though significant uncertainty remains about whether the measures will actually be implemented.
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its growth forecast on Friday and signal its readiness to hike interest rates further, as recent yen falls and prospects of solid wage gains keep policymakers alert to containing inflationary pressure.