Text size China’s zero-tolerance policy for Covid-19 has hurt the economy. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images China delivered a flurry of weak economic data on Wednesday, further highlighting its economic slowdown. But…
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China’s Economic Activity Slowed in November on Property Slump, Weak Consumption
HONG KONG—China’s economic activity decelerated in November amid a prolonged property slump and sluggish consumption recovery, adding urgency for Beijing to step up efforts to support the world’s second-largest economy.…
China’s premier warns of new ‘downward pressures’ | Business and Economy News
The phrase is generally used by Chinese officials to refer to a slowing economy. China’s economy faces new downward pressures and has to cut taxes and fees to address the…
China’s zero-Covid policy under strain as new cases spread
China’s efforts to eliminate Covid-19 are coming under increasing pressure, with officials warning of a “grave challenge” in the months ahead and dozens of new cases reported over the weekend.…
Analysis: Fall in China’s $1.3 trln land sales to test local finances, economy
Land sales down 17.5% y/y in Aug – Reuters calculations August fall is the sharpest since height of pandemic in China 40% of plots on offer in June-Oct withdrawn or…
The economic threats from China’s real estate bubble
How serious a threat to the Chinese economy might the difficulties of Evergrande, the world’s most heavily indebted property company, and now Fantasia, become? The answer is not that China…
Evergrande and energy shortages are shaking China’s economy. Here are the most exposed countries.
Trade makes up a huge part of China’s economy. VCG/Getty Images Tighter regulations are creating economic headwinds in China, particularly in property and energy. Morgan Stanley said Asian economies are…
The rising costs of China’s friendship with Russia
When the Russian invasion of Ukraine started two weeks ago, Jane Yan, a senior executive at a machine parts maker in eastern China, said she was not too worried about…
China’s record trade gap a symptom of struggle to rebalance its economy
The writer is a finance professor at Peking University and a senior fellow at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy China reported the largest monthly trade surplus in its history…