China’s growth bump may dent urgency for more stimulus
China’s strong factory output and investment growth at the start of the year raised doubts over how soon policymakers will step up support still needed to boost demand and reach …
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China’s nationalists put water firm Nongfu Spring under fire, dousing private sector’s flickering confidence
China’s drinks giant Nongfu Spring, the country’s largest bottled water producer, has become the latest target in a series of attack campaigns from an increasingly vocal constituency of nationalists online, …
China’s ‘two sessions’ 2024: new mandate, party control push central bank beyond ordinary role
Rather than take drastic action to silo China from the US and insulate its economy from what already looked like a ticking time bomb, Wang promised his old friend the …
China’s ‘two sessions’ 2024: as GDP gap with US widens, will the ‘East wind’ prevail?
Such a tilt in world power would indicate major historical changes in China’s and the party’s favour, but it is far from a settled matter. As the first major economy …
Chinese investment bank joins chorus of experts as calls for fiscal stimulus intensify
A leading Chinese investment bank has amplified calls for Beijing to bolster fiscal support to consumers and businesses, citing a relative gulf in effect for pandemic-era stimulative actions taken by …
China’s new financial regulator pledges transparency to bring investors back from the brink
China’s new financial regulator has made fresh pledges to increase regulatory transparency, stability and predictability, the latest of several attempts to restore investor confidence following a stock meltdown and high-profile …
Has surprising US economic growth strengthened Washington’s hand in negotiations with China?
After President Xi Jinping visited the US in November, both countries resumed cooperation on issues including curbing the spread of fentanyl, as well as military-to-military communication. It’s really politics that …
China property: why an uptick in Beijing, Shanghai home sales is unlikely to last
The transactions of new homes in Beijing jumped 38.5 per cent year on year to 6,106 units in December, bringing the total volume of new homes sold across the city …
Opinion | China’s economic slowdown could work in its favour
Even so, the “ decoupling” of the world’s two largest economies is probably overstated. A recent study by University of California San Diego economist Caroline Freund and her colleagues shows …
China’s yuan stability pressure creates ‘limited space’ for economic policy moves, risks in turning on money tap
But while expectations are high that Beijing would further ease its fiscal and monetary policies to shore up growth, there may be limited room for such manoeuvres, especially when it …