China Budget Spending Slide Deepens in Worrying Sign for Economy

China’s broad budget expenditure shrank at a faster clip amid an unprecedented drop in income earned by local governments from land sales, an alarming sign for an economy desperately in need of fiscal ... Read More

The Chinese economy is faltering — and that means more trade tensions

Growth in the world’s second-largest economy is slowing and stock markets are in decline, but the Chinese government remains reluctant to act. Read More

Why it’s so hard for China to fix its ailing economy

A real estate collapse has made consumers cautious and businesses wary, as China confronts a crisis unlike any other since it opened its economy to the world. Read More

China's economy is going through a 'slow, painful, grinding adjustment,' analyst says

Beijing's economic outlook for the second half of the year is now "flashing red, or pretty close to red," said Eswar Prasad, professor of international trade and economics at Cornell University. Read More

The high-growth phase of the Chinese economy is over, say Barclays analysts

Barclays analysts downgraded Adidas, Burberry and Gucci owner Kering following a two-and-half week trip to China in which they grew more cautious on the world’s number-two economy. Read More

3 reasons China's economy is poised to break out of its long slump, according to Goldman Sachs

China could see growth pick up this fall amid fiscal easing, strong export momentum, and subsiding weather risks, Goldman Sachs says. Read More

Analysis: Xi tempers expectations on economic goals but could act ‘earlier’, more ‘decisively’ in 2025

Recent remarks from Chinese supremo Xi Jinping signal a possible shift in the country’s economic approach, observers say, with the Chinese government possibly preparing for more aggressive measures in ... Read More

Hong Kong Makes First Rate Cut Since 2020, Boosting Economy

Hong Kong’s beleaguered real estate market looked set for some relief after the city cut its base interest rate for the first time since 2020, mirroring the Federal Reserve’s policy easing.Most Read ... Read More

Iron ore slump shows that China’s deflation risk is rising

If the iron ore price is a barometer of the health of China’s economy, then it is signalling a level of weakness that ought to galvanise China’s policymakers. Read More

Morning Bid: Fed hits easing week, China economy weak

With another set of weak industrial and retail readings from China on Saturday and the FBI on Sunday pursuing a second failed assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, ... Read More

China's property market has ‘not found a bottom' yet, Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters says

Winters described the investing environment in China as “difficult,” explaining consumer confidence and international investor confidence was relatively low. Read More

China’s data dump shows that time is running out to achieve this year’s growth target

China’s data dump shows that time is running out to achieve this year’s growth target Data largely came in weaker than already cautious forecasts, and with a less supportive base effect we will need ... Read More