Economy News China S Quarterly Report Card Is In, And It S Bad — But Beijing Is Unlikely To Step In And Prop Up The Economy Just Yet

China’s economy slows to 4.8% annual growth in July-September, hit by tariffs and slack demand

China has reported that its economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July-September, growing 4.8%, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand. Read More

China’s Economy Expands at Slowest Pace in a Year

SINGAPORE—China said economic momentum decelerated to its slowest pace in a year, putting Beijing on alert in the midst of hardball trade negotiations with the U.S. China said its gross domestic ... Read More

China's BYD reports biggest quarterly profit fall in over four years

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD's third-quarter profit dropped 32.6% year-on-year, a second straight quarterly decline and the biggest fall in over four years, as it faces increasing competition ... Read More

China's next 5-year plan puts focus on tech and consumers as trade wars drag on economy

The communique does not refer directly to the trade war between Beijing ... economy grew 4.8% in the last quarter, the slowest pace in a year. Factory activity shrank for the sixth consecutive month ... Read More

Trump’s Fresh Tariff Assault Threatens China’s Fragile Economy

President Trump announced a 100% additional tariff on China after Beijing placed new restrictions on the export of rare-earth minerals. Photo: Kent Nishimura/Reuters For thousands of manufacturers ... Read More

Trump’s Trade War With China Catches the World in Its Crossfire

Tariffs and other restrictions between the United States and China are reverberating in unpredictable ways. By Patricia Cohen Patricia Cohen writes about the global economy from London. One of the ... Read More

Trump admin slams China’s 'global power grab' on rare earths, threatens triple-digit tariffs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer spoke on Wednesday about what they refer to as a "global power grab" by China. The Trump administration officials held a ... Read More

Trump says 'don't worry about China' after Beijing responds to 100% tariff threat

President Donald Trump moved to calm fears of an escalating trade war with Beijing on Sunday after he threatened to impose 100% tariffs on China’s imports in response to the nation's export curbs on ... Read More