HONG KONG — From the brine-soaked docks of a ferry pier to the red-painted pillars of a Buddhist temple, many an aging wooden structure in Hong Kong has found new […]
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Back to news homeAs Russia Threatens Europe’s Energy, Ukraine Braces for a Hard Winter
In a thickly forested park bordered by apartment blocks and a playground, a dozen workers were busy on a recent day with chain saws and axes, felling trees, cutting logs […]
Markets Work, but Untangling Global Supply Chains Takes Time
Now, there are higher prices for base materials like steel and aluminum. There are suppliers being forced to raise wages sharply to keep assembly lines operating. There are semiconductor manufacturers […]
High Lumber Prices Add Urgency to a Decades-Old Trade Fight
In 2016, toward the end of the Obama administration, the American lumber industry petitioned the government to impose duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports in response to what it contended […]
As Lumber Prices Fall, the Threat of Inflation Loses Its Bite
In the meantime, while the price declines filter into the consumer market, demand has cooled down.“The do-it-yourself sector, it’s not as robust as it was a year ago when homeowners […]