Bloomberg Taiwan’s exports registered an unexpected contraction in September as rising shipments to the US and Japan were not enough to offset a steep fall in trade with China. Overseas shipments from Taiwan fell 4.6% on year in September driven by weak international demand for metals, plastics and machinery, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance. Economists had ...

Bloomberg China could be the panacea for an orange-juice industry grappling with sliding sales in developed markets, at least for low-cost producers not caught up in trade wars. Citrosuco fits that description. The Brazilian company produces twice as much as the entire Florida industry, at about a third of the cost. For decades, it has sold the commodity to well-known ...

Bloomberg The Japanese government cut its formula-based assessment of the economy to indicate that economic conditions were worsening in August, an outcome signaling a higher risk that Japan could be entering a recession. The coincident economic index fell 0.4 point to 99.3 in August, the Cabinet Office reported on Monday, compared with an economists’ estimate of 99.4. The leading economic ...