Economy News Chinese Economy Beats Growth Expectations In First Quarter

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

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 economy in crisis? Tariff war with Trump leaves export-driven Beijing with bruises as Xi Jinping’s govt plans big shift towards household consumption; here’s what ...

China's economy faces a slowdown as factory output and retail sales hit their weakest pace in over a year in October 2025. Policymakers are under pressure to reform the export-driven economy amid ... 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

Baidu's third-quarter revenue falls 7% as ad slump offsets cloud growth

Chinese search engine Baidu reported a 7% fall in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, dragged down by its advertising business amid sluggish demand, although its cloud division posted strong growth. Read More

Government shutdown blocks key GDP data release – what do the Fed's models say about economic growth?

The ongoing government shutdown delayed the release of the Commerce Department's initial estimate of the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), as other data sources suggest solid economic growth ... Read More