China Manufacturing Activity...

September 02, 2013

The world’s second-largest economy reported a sharp increase in manufacturing in the last month. Chinese manufacturing hit a 16-month high in August as production of products intended for export sur...

New Chinese Trade Figures Sh...

August 08, 2013

After months of lagging growth, China’s import and export figures grew during the month of July. Economists have expressed concerns that China may fall into a deep economic slowdown due to lacklustr...

Chinese Economic Slowdown Co...

July 24, 2013

Over the last month, statistics have been emerging that indicate growing fears of a downturn in Chinese economic output. The first, a surprising 3.1 percent decline in imports that was released in ear...

May UK Manufacturing Decline...

July 09, 2013

New data from the Office of National Statistics indicates that Britain’s manufacturing output declined in May, despite predictions of growth from economists. Total output from British manufacturers...