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For First Time in Two Decades, U.S. Buys More From Mexico Than China

The United States bought more goods from Mexico than China in 2023 for the first time in 20 years, evidence of how much global trade patterns have shifted.

A factory in the northern Mexico industrial hub of Saltillo. Mexico was among the markets that American consumers and businesses turned to last year for car parts, shoes, toys and raw materials.

Top U.S. Treasury Officials to Visit Beijing for Economic Talks

A meeting of the new economic working group comes as the U.S. and China are trying to prevent any escalation of hostilities.

The visit could pave the way for a second trip to China by Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen. She traveled to Beijing last summer.

U.S. Leading Soft Landing for Global Economy

Economies all over the world are lowering inflation while avoiding serious recession — but growth in the United States stands out.

Americans have only slowly spent down the savings they amassed during the early pandemic years, so the money has continued to trickle through the economy like a slow-release booster shot.

Global Economy Is Heading Toward ‘Soft Landing,’ I.M.F. Says

The International Monetary Fund upgraded its growth forecasts and offered a more optimistic outlook for the world economy.

A solar panel factory in Dalton, Ga. Fears of a global recession have largely abated, partly because of stronger-than-expected output from some countries, including the United States.

New U.S. Solar and Electric Car Factories Face Familiar Challenge: China

Worries are growing in Washington that a flood of Chinese products could put new American investments in clean energy and high-tech factories at risk.

A solar panel factory in Perrysburg, Ohio. Some Biden administration officials are concerned that a flood of Chinese imports could threaten the survival of U.S. factories.

World Bank Warns of Energy Price Surge if Mideast War Spreads

A new economic report predicted a year of weak growth and said the world faced a decade of “wasted opportunity.”

An unfinished housing development in Shanghai. World Bank economists pointed to lingering weakness in real estate as evidence that China’s economy will continue to underperform this year.

Lawmakers Call for Raising Tariffs and Severing Economic Ties With China

A bipartisan report recommended stripping China of the low tariffs the United States granted it two decades ago, among other actions.

A car assembly line in China. Many of the report’s recommendations may never be adopted, but it could provide a path toward some bipartisan legislation on China in the months to come.

U.S. and Mexico Try to Promote Trade While Curbing Flow of Fentanyl

In her Mexico City visit, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen sought to deepen economic ties while countering drug trafficking.

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen had to strike a delicate balance in Mexico, pushing her counterparts there to work harder to confront fentanyl trafficking while trying to deepen economic ties.

Europe and Asia React to U.S. Push for Tech and Clean Energy

Other governments, particularly in Europe, are trying to counter the Biden administration’s industrial policies with their own incentives.

The Roseland Solar and Storage center in Riesel, Texas, has over 1.2 million solar panels on 4,263 acres. The United States has embarked on an enormous push to bolster its clean energy industry.

Biden Administration Unleashes Powerful Regulatory Tool Aimed at Climate

Its new estimate of the economic impact of climate change could create the legal justification for aggressive new regulations.

Tucked in its new rules to curb methane emissions, the E.P.A. set a new social cost for carbon, a number almost four times its previous amount: $190 a ton.

Day After Xi Meeting, Biden Says U.S. Has ‘Real Differences’ With China

Mr. Biden won applause when he noted that he and Mr. Xi had agreed to resume military-to-military communication to “reduce the risk of miscalculation.”

President Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the gardens at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., on Wednesday.

China’s Xi Jinping Draws Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Other U.S. CEOs to Gala in San Francisco

Amid frosty U.S.-China relations, Xi Jinping emphasized friendship in an address to executives from Apple, Boeing, Nike and others.

President Xi Jinping of China spoke to a crowd of U.S. business executives at a dinner in San Francisco on Wednesday evening.

For Both Trudeau and Biden, Polls Suggest an Uphill Political Path

Par : Ian Austen
The economy, and particularly inflation, has soured voters on both leaders, polls indicate, though well in advance of upcoming votes.

President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have seen their poll ratings slump.

Friday Briefing: Israel Says Tanks Briefly Entered Gaza

Plus inspiration in the Rugby World Cup final.

Footage provided by the Israeli Army on Thursday showing what it said were tanks and infantry in northern Gaza.

Biden Seeks to Tame Oil Prices if Mideast Conflict Sends Them Soaring

The president has previously drawn down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ease price pressures, but that could be more difficult now

Oil tankers at one of the largest facilities in Russia. Russia has found ways around the price cap, forcing officials to take steps to crack down on enforcement of the cap in hopes of reducing the price at which Russian oil is sold.

Bill Ford Says U.A.W. Strike Is Helping Tesla and Toyota

Mr. Ford, the executive chairman of Ford Motor, said nonunion automakers would make gains against Michigan automakers because of strikes by the United Automobile Workers union.

“Ford’s ability to invest in the future isn’t just a talking point,” William Clay Ford Jr. said. “It is the absolute lifeblood of our company.

Biden Continues Economic Appeal Amid Conflict in Israel

The president continued to hold events on economic issues while managing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, hoping to appeal to Americans focused on pocketbook concerns.

President Biden announced new actions to protect consumers from junk fees on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after one of the most powerful speeches of his tenure.

Yellen Says U.S. Is Considering New Sanctions on Iran and Hamas

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she was not yet seeing an economic impact from the Israel-Gaza war.

Janet Yellen, the U.S. Treasury secretary, center, in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Wednesday.
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