China Cuts Interest Rates to Shore Up Economy Hit by Trade War

China’s central bank acted shortly after news that officials from China and the Trump administration will hold their first formal trade talks since the punishing tariffs began. Read More

China rolls out more stimulus and agrees to trade talks with the US as tariffs hit economy

China has rolled out a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its economy from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war. Read More

How Bad Is China’s Economy? The Data Needed to Answer Is Vanishing

Beijing has stopped publishing hundreds of statistics related to real estate, finance, unemployment and even soy sauce production, making it harder to know what’s going on in the country. Read More

What will the unravelling of US-China trade mean for the economy?

Last year, an IMF study projected that a full decoupling of the Chinese and Western economies – essentially splitting the world into two trading blocs – would slash 7% from global GDP in the longer ... Read More

Trump’s showdown with China deepens, with huge stakes for the economy

President Donald Trump is heading into another volatile week of his trade wars facing an urgent need to de-escalate the conflict he ignited with China before it inflicts deep damage on the US economy. Read More

China’s gig economy could help it survive the trade war

A s China’s export machine sputters under the weight of 145% tariffs, jobs are at risk. Some 16m workers are involved in the production of goods bound for America, says Goldman Sachs, a bank. Nomura, ... Read More

Treasury Secretary Bessent signals US advantage in tariff battle as China's economy crumbles

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is "confident" that China wants to reach a trade deal as the U.S. adversary's economy shows signs of slowing down to "devastating" lows. Read More

China Economy

Vice-Premier He Lifeng said China’s economy was ‘off to a good start’ this year as he prepared for a highly anticipated meeting with US officials. A week after the passage of a law on China ... Read More

China eases monetary policy to boost ailing economy

China on Wednesday eased key monetary policy tools in a bid to boost its ailing economy as it struggles with the effects of weak consumption and Donald Trump's trade war. Read More