China's economy slumps in August, casts doubt on growth target

China's factory output and retail sales reported their weakest growth since last year in August, keeping pressure on Beijing to roll out more stimulus to fend off a sharp slowdown in the world's ... Read More

China’s Economic Future Depends on Strengthening Its Business Environment

China’s current economic situation can hardly be described as optimistic. While the government has rolled out a variety of policies aimed at stimulating growth, these efforts often appear disjointed, ... Read More

China's Economy Continues To Slow, Strengthening Case For Fresh Stimulus

Another month of disappointing Chinese data across the board may be creating a sense of deja vu, repeating last year's slowdown around this same time. Read More

China’s Economy Slows Broadly Even as Exports Keep Rising

Officials blamed U.S. “protectionism” for the dismal July data, but growth was likely held back by real estate and new policies aimed at slowing factory investments. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from ... Read More

China’s Economy Is Struggling. Why the Market Keeps Rising.

China’s economy is struggling, with a spate of data out this week for July showing weaker-than-anticipated activity in retail sales and factory output. But in a world where bad news is good news, ... Read More

Why Viral Western Takes Still Misunderstand China’s Political Economy

Both the “engineering state” and the “mayor economy” framings obscure the critical mechanics of China’s growth machine. Read More

China's factory output, retail sales growth slump in blow to economy

China's factory output growth hits eight-month low Retail sales also slump, highlighting demand woes at home China's 2025 GDP growth is forecast to cool to 4.6% BEIJING, Aug 15 (Reuters) - China's ... Read More

Even as China’s economy suffers, stocks soar. What’s going on?

For Chinese investors, the grass is almost always greener elsewhere. The country’s stockmarket chronically underperforms, meaning that local punters look to bourses in, say, America or Japan, and ... Read More

China's factory output, retail sales growth slump in blow to economy

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's factory output growth slumped to an eight-month low in July, while retail sales slowed sharply, raising pressure on policymakers to roll out more stimulus to revive domestic ... Read More