Daily Memo: Chinese Exports Surge, Iranian Moves Escalate Tensions

Chinese production appears to be benefiting from the surge in remote working.

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Chinese trade. Chinese exports in December jumped a whopping 18.1 percent compared with the same month a year earlier – a month that, looking back, may end up representing the peak of the U.S.-China trade war. China’s trade surplus rose to a record $78.18 billion. The surge in foreign purchases of medical supplies and work-from-home […]

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