BEIJING: China’s exports beat forecasts in July, as manufacturers made the most of a fragile tariff truce between Beijing and Washington to ship goods, especially to Southeast Asia, ahead of tougher US duties targeting transhipment. Global traders and investors are waiting to see whether the world’s two largest economies can agree on a durable trade deal by Aug. 12 or if global supply chains will again be upended by the return of import levies exceeding 100 percent.

China’s exports beat market forecasts in July as shipments to Europe, Africa and Latin America offset the impact of US tariffs.

Exports climbed 7.2% in July in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, exceeding Reuters-polled economists' estimates of a 5.4% rise.

China is shipping more goods to Southeast Asia and other regions that often re-export them to the United States. China still sells three times as much to the United States as it…

BEIJING: China’s exports beat forecasts in July, as manufacturers made the most of a fragile tariff truce between Beijing and Washington to ship goods, especially to Southeast…

Las ventas del gigante asiático hacia EE UU cayeron un 21,7% en medio de la incertidumbre sobre la extensión de la tregua comercial entre las dos potencias