The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic forecast but decided not to make any changes to its monetary policy. A modest recovery is gaining momentum, and export sales are strengthening, the central bank said. Bloomberg […]
Exports in Japan posted a 10.3% year-on-year drop in October as trading partners cut back their purchase of steel, autos and mineral fuels. Last month’s fall followed a 6.9% decline in September and was Japan’s […]
Chinese trade data for October came in below expectations as weak demand continued to weigh on the world’s second-largest economy. Exports contracted by 7.3% on year, while imports fell 1.4%, resulting in a trade surplus […]
The German economy heavily relies on an anomalous trade surplus, said Peter Praet, a European Central Bank Executive Board member, and he urged the government to work toward lower taxes, higher wages and investment to […]
A gauge of UK manufacturing export orders this month has surged to its highest level in two years with a big boost from the pound’s post-Brexit slide. Overall factory orders, however, were down a bit […]
Japan’s exports tumbled in July at the fastest pace since the financial crisis, weighed down by a strong yen and sluggish global demand. Exports slid 14% on-year, marking their tenth straight month of decline, while imports […]
Singapore posted a surprisingly sharp 10.6% drop in non-oil domestic exports for July amid a steep falloff in shipments to China and the US. The figures add to disappointing data and fears of an economic […]
China’s exports and imports fell more than expected in July, making a rocky start for the third quarter and suggesting global demand remains weak in the aftermath of Britain’s decision to leave the EU. Exports […]
South Korean exports saw their steepest decline in three months with a 10.2% drop last month from a year earlier, partly due to fewer working days. Minus exceptional factors, however, exports were down 1.6%, the […]
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