[VTenigma]

Unexpectedly, are we to be drinking this early in the A.M.?

[ComputerGuy]

Beware the middle class.

[ClearCase_guy]

“Perhaps more surprising, given repeated rounds of tariffs, is that China’s exports remain robust."

They fall unexpectedly, and yet remain robust?

[exDemMom]

Hmm, maybe China will focus more on improving its internal economy, since exports to the US are dropping.

One thing I do not quite get is, what is the benefit to China of simply having more cash? Unless cash is a proxy for goods and services, it is worthless. And all China is doing is importing cash (the trade “surplus”), which they have decoupled from any tangible value. Having warehouses of money can’t do them much good. Unless they are planning to dump it all on the world economy and cause major recession? Will China eventually realize that maintaining a trade surplus means they are giving away real products of their citizens’ labor for very little value?

On the US side, of course, the imbalanced trade means that we are locking people out of the job market in return for cheap goods that they cannot afford since they don’t work.

[tcrlaf]

UNEXPECTEDLY!
How unexpected!

[Grampa Dave]

“China’s exports fall unexpectedly in August, as trade war continues to slam industrial economy!”

Fake news so early on Sunday Morning.

[tired&retired]

Hey China! Do stupid things get painful results. Why don’t you try withholding your crap from us and see how much it hurts us vs you.

[Vaduz]

China’s exports fell unexpectedly,Trump says yeah right winks.

[wildbill]

I’m not tired of WINNING