Can China Fight Deflation and Trump’s Tariffs at the Same Time?

China is facing a double whammy: corrosive deflation and tariffs that threaten to block trade. Chinese workers will be the biggest casualties. Read More

China’s economy still dealing with crippling deflation amid rumors of a trade deal with Trump

The deflation crisis is also making debt ... s entire financial system at risk. In past financial crises, China’s leaders responded with aggressive stimulus measures, injecting cash into the ... Read More

Why China Is Struggling to Escape a Cycle of Deflation

(Bloomberg) -- China’s spiral ... downward spiral. Deflation could also raise the level of “real,” or inflation-adjusted, interest rates in the economy. Higher costs to service debt make ... Read More

Chinese deflation could signal unforeseen risks for U.S. inflation – SG

However, they warn this momentum faces imminent disruption from U.S. tariffs, with the GDP deflator already sliding 0.8% annually – deepening a two-year deflationary spiral. “This deflationary trend ... Read More

China's bond yields are rising — but economists say deflation worries could soon pull them lower

A rally in U.S. government debt this year, driven by concerns over the impact tariffs will have on the slowing economy ... risk for a strong RMB is in the near term," said Ju Wang, head of Greater ... Read More

China Girds for Economic Stress of Trump’s Tariffs

The economy grew steadily from January through March, but U.S. tariffs pose a risk for China in the coming weeks and months. Read More

China’s deflation problems get worse

Consumer prices in China have plunged to their lowest level in more than a year, highlighting persistent deflationary pressures in the world’s second-largest economy. The Consumer Price Index ... Read More

China's economy may finally be turning a corner — just in time for its next big challenge

China's economy is dogged by a property crisis, deflation, and challenges in the employment landscape. China's economy and markets have been battered over the last few years due to an epic ... Read More

China’s restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy

Behind every appliance is the tale of a failed Beijing restaurant, set up by those who often bet their life savings on a V-shaped economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, only to see consumers ... Read More

China’s central bank says debt level rising, easing on track

BOAO, China (Reuters) - China’s overall level of debt has topped 300% of GDP and ... China’s macro leverage ratio, which measures the economy’s overall indebtedness, has been rising steadily ... Read More

China’s restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy

set up by those who often bet their life savings on a V-shaped economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, only to see consumers skimp on eating out as China’s economy slowed. That unleashed ... Read More