Bloomberg Steel exports from China slumped last month to the lowest level since February, offering some respite to world leaders just days after they expressed concern over a growing glut of the metal. Shipments from the biggest producer dropped to 9 million metric tons from 10.3 million in July and 9.7 million tons a year earlier, according to China’s ...

  Bloomberg China’s crude oil imports increased to the highest in four months, while coal shipments jumped to the most since December 2014 as domestic production of both fuels declines. The world’s biggest energy user imported 32.85 million metric tons of crude in August, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Thursday. That’s about 7.77 million ...

  Bloomberg Japan’s economy expanded more than the government initially reported for the second quarter, helped by an upward revision in capital spending, private inventories and public investment. Key Points Gross domestic product expanded by an annualized 0.7 percent in the three months ended June 30, more than the initial reading of 0.2 percent, according to revised data from the ...