Catenaa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned yesterday (22) that the global economy is entering a new, more volatile era, marked by heightened trade tensions, rising tariffs, and policy uncertainty. The IMF’s April 2025 World Economic Outlook projects global growth to slow to 2.8 percent this year, a sharp downgrade from its […]

Catenaa, Wednesday, June 18, 2025- Japan exports fell in May as shipments of Motor Vehicles to the US dropped nearly 25% year-over-year due to higher tariffs imposed by President Trump. Japanese Finance Ministry data showed on Wednesday that exports fell 1.7% year-on-year, while imports sank 7.7%, reflecting weakening domestic demand and worse than the 2% […]

Catenaa, Thursday, April 03, 2025- More than 180 countries are set to face the US reciprocal tariffs by President Donald Trump, where countries such as China sees a tariff of 54% on its exports to the US. Trump and the White House shared a series of charts on social media detailing the tariff rates they […]

Catenaa, Friday, May 16, 2025- US Consumer sentiment fell to its second-lowest level in May as Americans expect Trump’s tariffs to raise prices over the next year. The latest University of Michigan survey released Friday showed that the sentiment index slid to 50.8, below the 52.2 seen last month. The reading was just shy of […]

Catenaa, Wednesday, April 02, 2025- US retailing giant Walmart is continuing to push Chinese suppliers to cut prices to offset President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, as liberation day is at hand. Quoting sources, Bloomberg said some Chinese manufacturers are finding it difficult to meet Walmart’s demands to cut prices by as much […]