Global equity funds attracted large inflows in the week through March 26 when equity markets initially rebounded on optimism ...

A rebound in U.S. consumer imports fueled global trade, while Chinese import growth diverged from China’s export growth. Importers imported more, exporters exported more, and imbalances expanded.

International trade is once again in the spotlight. A new Monthly Briefing from UN DESA examines the evolving dynamics, offering insights into both the risks and potential opportunities ahead.

The World Trade Organization’s trade barometer rose, but it warned increased purchases by those seeking to get ahead of threatened tariffs might exaggerate the health of the global trading system.

During the 1990s and early 2000s, the world witnessed an explosion in trade and capital flows at the global level. This explosive growth, especially in emerging markets, has been fueled by changes in ...

The shifts signal the biggest restructuring of crude and fuel trade flows since the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the effects will ripple through global markets. Already ...

Beyond immediate trade flows, the geopolitical dimension of these trade wars extends into the realm of global finance. The US has explicitly warned against attempts to undermine the dollar’s ...