Conflicting Trade Signals Show Global Economy’s Static and Stamina
New trucks outside the Daimler truck factory in Woerth, Germany, in early February.
Photographer: Alex Kraus/BloombergAlmost a year after the Covid-19 pandemic officially began, the global economy is still throwing off conflicting signals about the pace and direction of trade flows.
The World Trade Organization’s latest goods trade barometer highlights the mixed messages: