Inflation Data Shows Tariffs Are Not a Tax on Consumers but on Foreign & US Corporations by Wolf Richter • Aug 13, 2019 • 70 Comments Here is where inflation runs hot – and it’s not imported consumer goods.
Trade War Effect: Video-Game Console Makers Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo Prepare to Move Production out of China by Adam Williams • Aug 7, 2019 • 63 Comments The bottom lines in a very competitive business are threatened.
What Plunging Global Semiconductor Sales Just Said about Autos, IT & How the Economy Reacts to Uncertainties by Wolf Richter • Aug 5, 2019 • 65 Comments The deepest plunge since the Financial Crisis, but more persistent.
World Trade in Face of Tariffmageddon, Trade Wars & Manufacturing Slowdown by Wolf Richter • Jul 25, 2019 • 70 Comments Consumers and companies keep plugging, the world has not come to an end.
And the US Dollar’s Status as Global Reserve Currency? by Wolf Richter • Jul 1, 2019 • 72 Comments Apocalypse not now.
Bring on Higher Oil Prices: They’ll Boost the US Economy. Powell Sees it Too. A New Experience for the US by Wolf Richter • Jun 20, 2019 • 155 Comments Here’s why.
Global Semiconductor Sales Plunge 24% from Peak, Deepest % Plunge since Financial Crisis, Deepest $ Plunge Ever. Here’s Why by Wolf Richter • Jun 4, 2019 • 74 Comments A slew of reasons, the China debacle on top.
US Cleanest Dirty Shirt Among Manufacturing Giants: Germany at Crisis Level. China, Japan, South Korea Contract by Wolf Richter • Jun 3, 2019 • 47 Comments Exports-at-all-costs for economic growth comes home to roost.
China Tries to Muscle in on Dollar as Dominant ‘Payments Currency,’ But It’s a Thankless Slog by Wolf Richter • Apr 26, 2019 • 59 Comments Dollar Hegemony is a tough nut to crack.
China, Other Emerging Asia Sink World Trade by Wolf Richter • Apr 25, 2019 • 43 Comments World trade volume falls most since Financial Crisis.