US Still Cleanest Dirty Shirt Among Manufacturing Giants, Germany Drops to Debt Crisis Levels, Japan Contracts, China Counts on Government Bailout of Private Sector by Wolf Richter • Apr 1, 2019 • 45 Comments But the US shirt is getting dirtier. Germany’s manufacturing data “makes for uncomfortable reading.”
US Dollar Status as Global Reserve Currency Edges Down Further by Wolf Richter • Apr 1, 2019 • 83 Comments Is the euro dead yet? And how is the Chinese Renminbi doing?
What the Heck’s Going on in China’s Video-Game Market, the Largest in the World? by Adam Williams • Mar 30, 2019 • 94 Comments The Dragon in the Game Room has a situation.
What FedEx Just Said About Europe and China by Wolf Richter • Mar 19, 2019 • 52 Comments “Asia volume weakness, which we experienced during peak season, deepened post Chinese New Year.”
Just Get Brexit Over With? Businesses Fear Prolonging the Uncertainty by Don Quijones • Mar 18, 2019 • 35 Comments “In addition to uncertainty about what’s going to happen, now there’s uncertainty about when it will happen.”
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Mar 17, 2019 • 76 Comments What’s Really Causing the Gigantic US Trade Deficit? It’s not China…
Good Lordy, What a Banner Year 2018 was for China, Other Countries, and Corporate America by Wolf Richter • Mar 6, 2019 • 101 Comments Trade goes out-of-whack as Corporate America searches for cheap labor & tax benefits.
Oops, Imports by China, Emerging Asia Plunge Most Since 2008 by Wolf Richter • Feb 26, 2019 • 71 Comments These unsettling tidbits about sudden problems on the demand-side in China.
Inventory Pileup Sounds Alarm for Goods-Based Economy by Wolf Richter • Feb 25, 2019 • 61 Comments “In 30 years, I’ve never seen anything like this”: CEO of warehouse operator Pacific Mountain Logistics.
German Industrial Production Falls the Most Since 2009. New Orders Plummet by Wolf Richter • Feb 7, 2019 • 45 Comments Q4 is falling apart before everyone’s astonished eyes, and a “technical recession” beckons.