Economy News Chinese Economy Beats Growth Expectations In First Quarter

China's economy jolted by weakest factory output, retail sales growth in over a year

China's factory output and retail sales grew at their weakest pace in over a year in October, piling pressure on policymakers to revamp the $19 trillion export-driven economy as a trade war with the U ... Read More

China's Q1 GDP grows 5.3% y/y, well above forecast

China's economy grew 5.3% in the first quarter year-on-year, official data showed on Tuesday, comfortably beating analysts' expectations, a welcome sign for policymakers as they try to shore up demand ... Read More

Asia markets: Japan GDP drop, China tensions, and pre-Nvidia jitters drive mixed trade

Asia stocks trade mixed on Monday, driven by new data showing Japan's economy shrank in Q3 (its first contraction in a year) and a cautious sentiment among investors ahead of the crucial Nvidia ... Read More

China’s Economic Trajectory Is Weakening For Now, But Citi is Growing There

We ended the week with more evidence that the world’s second-largest economy entered the final quarter on a weakening trajectory. China’s economic activity cooled more than expected at the start of ... Read More

China’s Economy Stumbles After Unprecedented Slump in Investment

China’s economic activity cooled more than expected at the start of the fourth quarter, with an unprecedented slump in investment and slower growth in industrial output adding to a drag from sluggish ... Read More

China's economy slows to 4.8% annual growth in July-September, hit by tariffs and slack demand

HONG KONG(AP) — China's economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July-September, growing 4.8%, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand. The July ... Read More

China’s economy slows as trade war takes its toll

BEIJING >> China’s economic growth slowed to the weakest pace in a year in the third quarter as fragile domestic demand left it heavily reliant on the humming of its exporting factories, stoking ... Read More

Japan’s Economy Contracts 0.4% as PM Takaichi Prepares Large Stimulus Push

The first GDP decline since early 2024 comes amid weak investment, China tensions and ongoing tariff pressures, even as Tokyo readies a stimulus package above 17 trillion yen ... Read More