Policy makers, economists and investors will be watching for signs that inflation in the U.S. peaked in March and price pressures are slowly starting to ease.

China’s export boom is expected to ebb in April as the country’s stringent Covid-19 control measures disrupted factory output and the domestic supply chain. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal forecast that the country’s exports rose 3.9% in April from a year earlier, down from a 14.7% increase reported in March. Imports contracted 3% in April, economists said, following a 0.1% decline in March.

To Read the Full Story

This post first appeared on wsj.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Sprawling storm to produce wintry mess of ice and snow from Dallas to Boston

On Wednesday morning, nearly 50 million people woke up under winter alerts…

1 Fargo police officer killed, 2 injured in shooting that also left suspect dead in North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. — One police officer was killed and two others were critically…

Olympic champ Tori Bowie’s mental health struggles were no secret inside tight-knit track community

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie’s autopsy included an easy-to-overlook, one-line notation…

Carvana Shares Jump More Than 50% as Company’s Profit Outlook Improves

.css-gqk1n{box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;min-height:32px;min-width:64px;cursor:default;overflow:hidden;border:none;-webkit-appearance:none;-moz-appearance:none;-ms-appearance:none;appearance:none;background-color:transparent;border-radius:2px;color:rgba(34,34,34,1);cursor:pointer;}.css-gqk1n svg{width:16px;height:16px;}.css-gqk1n svg{fill:rgba(34,34,34,1);}.css-gqk1n:hover:not(:disabled){background-color:rgba(244,244,244,1);}.css-gqk1n:active:not(:disabled){background-color:rgba(235,235,235,1);}.css-gqk1n:disabled{color:#ABABAB;}.css-gqk1n:disabled svg{fill:#ABABAB;}.css-gqk1n:focus-visible:not(:disabled){outline-color:rgba(10,102,216,1);outline-style:solid;outline-width:2px;outline-offset:2px;}@media not all and (min-resolution: 0.001dpcm){@supports (-webkit-appearance: none) and…