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China’s 2025 trade surplus hits record $1.2 trillion despite US tariffs
China’s exports ended last year with a growth spurt and sent its trade surplus to a record $1.2 trillion in 2025, extending a boom that’s seen factories escape Donald Trump’s tariffs by making deeper inroads into markets beyond the US. The resilience was the biggest surprise for an ailing Chinese economy last year and could cushion it in the months to come. Defying expectations for a slowdown, exports picked up last month — a feat given a high base of comparison from a year ago, when Trump’s re-election to the presidency sparked panicked front-loading of orders. The 6.6% gain in December was the quickest in ... (full story)
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From federalreserve.gov|Jan 14, 2026Overall economic activity increased at a slight to modest pace in eight of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts, with three Districts reporting no change and one reporting a modest decline. This marks an improvement over the last three report cycles where a majority of Districts reported little change. Most banks reported slight to modest growth in consumer spending this cycle, largely attributed to the holiday shopping season. Several Districts also noted that spending was stronger among higher-income consumers with increased spending on luxury goods, travel, tourism, and experiential activities. Meanwhile, low to moderate income consumers were seen to be increasingly price sensitive and hesitant to spend on nonessential goods and services. Auto sales were little changed to down across most Districts. Manufacturing activity varied with five Districts reporting growth and six reporting contraction. Nonfinancial services demand was generally seen as steady to increasing somewhat. Banking conditions were generally reported as stable or improving, with some increased demand coming from credit cards, home equity loans, and commercial lending. Residential real estate sales, construction, and lending activity softened in the majority of Districts that report on the sector. Agriculture conditions were largely unchanged with only Atlanta reporting a modest decline due to weaker demand for exported commodities. Energy demand and production was flat to down slightly. Outlooks for future activity were mildly optimistic with most expecting slight to modest growth in coming months. FED BEIGE BOOK SAYS OUTLOOKS FOR FUTURE ACTIVITY ARE MILDLY OPTIMISTIC WITH MOST DISTRICTS EXPECTING SLIGHT TO MODEST GROWTH IN THE COMING MONTHS, WHILE PRICES ROSE AT A MODERATE PACE ACROSS MOST DISTRICTS WITH ONLY TWO REPORTING SLIGHT PRICE GROWTH
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