China’s rising youth unemployment signals the nation’s economic woes are far from over

As millions of Chinese college graduates have started looking for work, youth unemployment is on the rise again. Read More

A new stimulus might (or might not) jump-start China's economy

Doldrums continue to plague China's post-pandemic economy. Now the country's leaders are firing up a new round of plans to jump-start growth. It just might not be enough. Read More

China’s youth unemployment hits fresh high amid economic slowdown and restrictive hiring policies

China’s youth unemployment rate in August rose to the highest level since the new system of record-keeping began in December, driven by an economic slowdown and restrictive hiring policies, according ... Read More

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

China’s economy is confronting a crisis ... has signaled its alarm by restricting access to data about the markets and economy. Last year, it suspended releasing youth unemployment figures ... Read More

Xi Is Paralyzed by China’s Economic Mess. The World Will Pay.

Also in the air is fear that Beijing might squander success in deleveraging the economy. In the years after the 2008 Lehman Brothers crisis ... With China’s youth unemployment rate above ... Read More

China just released aggressive measures to boost its economy — but some analysts say it's still not enough

"Today's policy measures are bold by historical standards," Betty Wang, the lead economist at Oxford Economics, wrote in a note on Tuesday. Read More

The real problem with China’s economy

China’S giant economy faces an equally giant crisis of confidence—and ... Figures for youth unemployment, a huge problem, have been “improved and optimised”—and lowered. Read More

China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world's major economies

China is raising its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world’s major economies ... time of already high youth unemployment and a soft economy. Read More

3 years after Evergrande crisis, China’s key banks struggle to cap property risk exposure

China’s systemically important banks ... as the ongoing real estate downturn continues to drag the country’s efforts to stabilise the national economy and fend off financial risks. Read More

China’s Steel Crisis Sends August Output to Lowest Since 2017

China’s steel production fell by more than 10% from a year earlier in August as the industry reeled from low prices and a damaging slump in demand. Last month was a particularly brutal period ... Read More

China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world’s major economies

BEIJING — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world’s major ... high youth unemployment and a soft economy. Read More