China's economy is at risk of a brutal 'debt-deflation spiral'

China's economy has crawled out of the pandemic far below the pace of what most analysts expected, and if policymakers don't step in with sufficient support in 2024, a "debt-deflation spiral ... Read More

China's top leaders vow crackdown on price wars as deflation risks mount

China's top leaders pledged on Tuesday to step up regulation of aggressive price-cutting by Chinese companies, state news agency Xinhua reported, as the world's second-biggest economy struggles to ... Read More

China Economy: Beijing Grapples With Worsening Deflation Problem - Business Insider

China's economy continues to trend in the wrong direction. In the latest sign of the country's worsening deflation problem, fresh data showed consumer prices in China tumbled in January at the ... Read More

China is edging toward deflation. Here's what that means.

China's deflation appears to be coming from two sectors — transportation and food, with pork prices down 26% year over year, Ben Emons, senior portfolio manager and head of fixed income at ... Read More

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

China is stuck in its longest deflation crisis in decades, and the numbers keep getting worse. Prices across the country have been falling for two straight years, and analysts say 2025 could be ... Read More

3 Reasons Why China's Economic Deflation Matters to Investors

U.S. investors may be tempted to simply ignore China's economic struggles, as U.S. GDP was up 2.1% in the second quarter and the stock market has performed well so far this year. Read More

China’s Deflationary Spiral Is Now Entering Dangerous New Stage

Deflation stalking China since last year is now showing signs of spiraling, threatening to worsen the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy and raising calls for immediate policy action. Read More

Deflation Becomes a Threat to China’s Economy - The New York Times

A deepening slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy has now raised fears of deflation, which could be crippling for heavily indebted China. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Beijing The ... Read More

What China’s persistent deflation means for the world economy

China’s deflation spiral is proving difficult to reverse. Prices in the world’s second-largest economy could enter a record deflationary streak not seen since the 1990s. Read More

China economy: Beijing approves $1.4 trillion debt package in latest measure to boost flagging growth | CNN Business - CNN International

After a summer of dismal economic news, China’s leader Xi Jinping finally decided to go ahead with a much-needed stimulus package, mostly focused on monetary measures, in the last week of September. Read More

China’s Economic Problem Isn’t Just ‘Japanification’ – It May Be Worse - Forbes

The weakness in China’s currency, even as deflation takes hold, is an ominous sign of socio-economic fragility that may transcend the “standard” Japanification scenario. For further reading ... Read More

China economy: Beijing approves $1.4 trillion debt package in latest measure to boost flagging growth | CNN Business - CNN International

China has approved a six trillion yuan ($837 billion) plan to bolster its ailing economy by allowing local governments to swap out their hidden debt, unveiling additional stimulus measures to ... Read More