# Tensions Surface | Happi

> Happi's market review reports that surfactant sales rose 3-4% while US-China trade tensions weighed on the economy. China's second-quarter growth slowed to 6.2% and US GDP rose 2.1%, and a median 45% of economists expected a US recession within two years.

- Date: 2019-09-02 · published 2019-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57409-tensions-surface-happi
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

This story covers the surfactant chemicals sector and general macro trade concerns, with no direct effect on feed commodity supply or prices.

## Sources

- happi.com: https://www.happi.com/tensions-surface/

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