Iran war crisis: With long-term vision, India could turn turmoil into triumphIndia confronts an economic crisis driven by global events. Import duties on gold and silver are an initial step. Policymakers warn of crun...
14 May, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
Investors say they want Trump and Xi to stay out of AI's wayThe tables have turned. There's little China is eager to discuss with Trump," said Yang Tingwu, vice general manager of Tongheng Investment...
12 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Global goods trade slows as tariff frontrunning ends, WTO saysGlobal trade growth is slowing. The World Trade Organization reports a drop in its goods barometer. This follows a period where businesses ...
29 Nov, 2025, 09.30 AM IST
Worse trade outcomes possible if uncertainty spreads globally, warns WTOThe WTO's Goods Trade Barometer indicates a strong start to global goods trade in early 2025, driven by importers anticipating tariff hikes...
26 Jun, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
Higher trade policy uncertainty, new tariffs may weigh on global trade: WTOGlobal goods trade is expected to grow in early 2025, but increased trade policy uncertainty and new tariffs could dampen this growth. The ...
12 Mar, 2025, 10.03 PM IST
International cooperation flatlined, some hope in climate finance, trade: WEFInternational cooperation has stagnated amid geopolitical tensions, with peace and security seeing the sharpest decline. However, progress ...
18 Jan, 2025, 09.57 AM IST
Global Cooperation at a crossroads: Possibility amid rising geopolitical uncertainty: WEFInternational cooperation has stagnated due to rising geopolitical tensions, but progress in climate finance, trade, and technology offers ...
07 Jan, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
Global goods trade recovery extends into third quarter, WTO SaysThe World Trade Organisation has reported a recovery in global merchandise trade, with its goods barometer rising to 103 from 100.6 in Marc...
05 Sep, 2024, 09.42 AM IST
WTO sees weak early 2024 trade pick-up, with geopolitical risksThe Geneva-based trade body said the reading continued to signal weak upward momentum after merchandise trade declined by 0.4% in the third...
11 Mar, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
Global goods trade indicates possible turnaround in second quarter of 2023, says WTOThese results are broadly consistent with the WTO's most recent trade forecast issued on April 5, which projects 1.7 per cent growth in wor...
01 Jun, 2023, 12.59 AM IST
WTO goods trade indicator stable as growth stagnatesWTO said its goods trade barometer was steady at 100 points, as the drag of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is offset by the relaxation of pand...
24 Aug, 2022, 11.16 AM IST
War, China Covid curbs 'short-circuit' global goods trade growth: WTOWTO’s last outlook in February, before the war started, showed optimism and suggested that trade might have been approaching a turning poin...
24 May, 2022, 02.55 PM IST
WTO says goods trade slowing due to supply issues, cooler demandThe Geneva-based trade body said supply shocks, including port gridlock arising from surging import demand in the first half of the year an...
16 Nov, 2021, 09.58 AM IST
WTO says record global trade in goods might be nearing a peakThe WTO said the latest reading is consistent with its forecast from March 31 for an 8% increase in the volume of world merchandise trade i...
19 Aug, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Global merchandise trade continues robust recovery from pandemic shock: WTO report"The rise in the barometer reflects both the strength of current trade expansion and the depth of the pandemic-induced shock in 2020," it s...
18 Aug, 2021, 09.26 PM IST
World Trade Organisation goods trade index hits record low, detects some recovery signsThe barometer reading of 84.5 was down 18.6 points down from the year-ago period. In normal times, it anticipates changes in the trajectory...
19 Aug, 2020, 03.33 PM IST
World goods trade may remain below trend in Q4 2019: WTOThe forecast does not augur well for India as the country's exports contracted for a third month in a row in October by 1.11 per cent to US...
18 Nov, 2019, 07.06 PM IST