China’s Economy, Propelled by Its Factories, Grew More Than Expected

China’s big bet on manufacturing helped to counteract its housing slowdown in the first three months of the year, but other countries are worried about a flood of Chinese goods. Read More

Wednesday Briefing: China’s Economy Grew Faster Than Expected

China’s economy grew more than expected. China’s National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday that the economy grew 1.6 percent in the first quarter over the previous three mo ... Read More

China's economy grew faster than expected in the March quarter

China's economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering some relief to officials as they try to shore up growth in the face of protracted weakness in the ... Read More

Xi Jinping’s measures to secure China’s economy

Jinping’s strategy appears to not only focus on stabilizing China’s economy but also on confirming its stand in the global financial arena. This may have a broader impact on both national and ... Read More

Is China’s Economy Finally Bottoming Out?

China’s economy is teetering on the brink of widespread deflation—a scenario that could cause even more problems than high inflation. We look at Japan’s “lost decade” to explain why ... Read More

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China is aiming to keep growth at 5% in 2024. Are the odds in its favour? Beijing has defended China’s ambitious goal of growing the economy by ... investigation may hurt EU’s clean energy ... Read More

China’s ‘low-altitude economy’ on the rise as southern city named focal point

A suite of supportive policies has driven the rapid growth of China’s “low-altitude economy”, which Beijing listed as a strategic emerging industry at the tone-setting central economic work ... Read More

Why the U.S. Economy Is Surging, as China’s Stumbles

What a difference the past few years have made. Conventional wisdom that China’s economy would eclipse the U.S. in a decade—maybe even sooner—is looking uncertain. The view that China was ... Read More

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At Planet Money, a multimedia team of reporters tracks down the economists, investors and regular folks who are trying to make sense of the rapidly changing global economy. April 12, 2024 ... Read More

Navigating China’s Economy: 10 Best China ETFs

If you want to skip our discussion on the Chinese economy, check out Navigating China's Economy: 5 Best China ETFs. China’s position in the global economy is undeniably strong. It is responsible ... Read More

What is a monopoly and why is the Justice Department alleging Apple is one? We explain.

A monopoly happens when a business dominates an industry or sector and can therefore control price changes and create entry barriers for competitors. It’s often used as shorthand in the eyes of ... Read More

China’s Economy Has a New Problem: Its Job Market

Photo: Antoine Morel for The Wall Street Journal SINGAPORE—China’s economy has a new problem: Rising unemployment. Joblessness in China rose for the third straight month, according to new data ... Read More