Houston Chronicle

Inside Harris County’s surplus warehouse, where government castoffs are auctioned to the public

Join us on a journey to better understand Houston, one question at a time. Sign up to get the Houston Explained newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. Inside Harris County’s public surplus ...
CNN

China’s record trade surplus shows it can thrive without the US, but can it keep its winning streak going?

For China, the record $1.2 trillion annual trade surplus its authorities reported Wednesday is resounding proof of the resilience of its economy in the face of US trade friction. But the historic ...
Wall Street Journal

China’s Record Trade Surplus Defies Expectations for Tariff-Driven Slowdown

China’s $285 million project in Brazil is a multibillion-dollar threat to U.S. farmers. In a 2025 video, WSJ’s Samantha Pearson explains. Illustration: Annie Zhao When President Trump returned to the ...
MarketWatch

China’s record trade surplus is as big as the economies of most countries

Despite the start of a Sino-American trade war proper in April last year, China still managed to generate the biggest trade surplus in history. The Chinese government on Wednesday said its exports ...
The New York Times

China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets

China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion last year, a 20 percent increase from 2024, as Beijing kept the currency weak and pursued self-reliance to replace imports. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from ...
CNBC

China's annual trade surplus hits a record $1.2 trillion, even as exports to U.S. decline by 20%

Exports surged 6.6% in U.S. dollar terms last month from a year earlier, topping Reuters-polled analysts' median estimate for a 3% growth. Imports rose 5.7% in December from a year earlier, topping ...
MLive

Detroit ends 2025 with big budget surplus, 11th straight since bankruptcy

DETROIT - The City of Detroit is getting a nice bonus in its Christmas stocking as city leaders just announced a big $105 million budget surplus for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 2025. That ...
Reuters

Canada posts a trade surplus in September, beating expectations of a deficit

OTTAWA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Canada posted a small monthly international trade surplus in September, reversing a trend of seven consecutive months of deficits, data showed on Thursday. It registered a ...
Wall Street Journal

IEA Forecasts Smaller Oil Surplus as OPEC+ Output Declines

The oil market’s projected surplus has narrowed due to lower OPEC+ production, but a large supply overhang continues to cloud the outlook, the International Energy Agency said in its closely watched ...
The Economist

Don’t fear China’s trillion-dollar trade surplus

Last year the gdp of only 19 countries exceeded $1trn. That puts the latest news from China’s customs administration into stark context. On December 8th it reported that the country’s net exports of ...
The New York Times

China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time

President Trump’s tariffs weren’t enough to hold back the global export flood by China, which pushed past last year’s record in just 11 months. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Beijing China got the ...
Los Angeles Times

Why did China’s trade surplus top $1 trillion for the first time despite Trump’s tariffs?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. China’s trade surplus reached $1 trillion in 2025 for the first time, driven by strong November exports that ...