In World Trade, China Edges Out The U.S.

Forbes: The U.S. is no longer number one in world trade.  That title now belongs to China, with ramifications down the road for the dollar as go-to currency for the pricing of tradable goods.

Bloomberg reported on the numbers from Beijing on Monday, Feb. 11, noting that U.S. exports and imports of goods last year totaled $3.82 trillion, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.

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