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Economic Indicators
Deflationary pressure persists as China’s consumer inflation hits 5-month low
Consumer prices in China grew by 0.2 per cent in November, while the cost of goods at the factory gate fell for the 26th month in a row.
9 Dec 2024 - 10:36AM
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China trade
What’s eating at Guangdong? For China’s economic champ, the hits keep coming
7 Dec 2024 - 6:57AM
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China's economic recovery
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Manufacturing leads China’s economic recovery, but downward pressure remains
5 Dec 2024 - 2:00AM
Economic Indicators
China's economic recovery
‘Trade environment’ concerns dampen China’s services activity: Caixin PMI
Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers’ index aligned with the official gauge, which also showed China’s non-manufacturing activity weakened last month.
4 Dec 2024 - 3:16PM
Workers unload e-commerce parcels from a bullet train at Shuangliu West Railway Station in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan province. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s efforts to lure foreign investment clouded by Trump presidency: analysts
China’s foreign direct investment fell by almost 30 per cent between January and October after years of steady upwards trajectory.
2 Dec 2024 - 5:37PM
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Economic Indicators
China manufacturing
China’s factory activity hits 5-month high in November: Caixin PMI
China’s Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 51.5 in November, data released on Monday showed.
2 Dec 2024 - 10:00AM
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China's economic recovery
China’s manufacturing sector expands in November, reflecting impact of stimulus
The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 50.3 in November, keeping China’s economy in positive territory.
2 Dec 2024 - 9:10AM
Economic Indicators
China's economic recovery
China’s industrial profits drop in October as property slump flows downstream
A decline in profits for China’s large firms was reported in October, with those linked to property and retail hit hardest.
27 Nov 2024 - 7:30PM
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China’s large industrial firms reported a decline in profits for October as a slowdown in the property market continues to affect adjacent sectors. Photo: AFP
China Economy
China's economic recovery
China hits jackpot with discovery of ‘massive’ gold reserves in Hunan
The US$80 billion hoard is the latest fruit of China’s drive to find new domestic precious minerals reserves.
22 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM
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China Economy
China's economic recovery
Why are consumers in some of China’s smaller cities outspending metropolitans?
People face less daunting financial pressures and lesser debt burdens in smaller Chinese cities, with relatively stable expectations about the future.
20 Nov 2024 - 10:24AM
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China jobs
China’s youth-jobless rate hovers above 17% for fourth consecutive month
Unemployment rate for the 16 -24 age group, excluding students, stood at 17.1 per cent in October.
18 Nov 2024 - 5:41PM
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Economic Indicators
China's population
China’s lonely-heart crisis fuels a growing ‘companionship economy’
As Chinese society becomes more atomised, consumers devoid of human interaction are increasingly opening their wallets to stave off loneliness.
17 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM
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China’s single population is increasingly turning to various forms of paid companionship – from chatting with strangers online to virtual role-playing games. Photo: Shutterstock
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China’s tax man is coming for live-streamers who evade taxes
Huge fines are being imposed on high-profile internet celebrities and streaming hosts, as state authority says they must set a positive example for fans.
15 Nov 2024 - 11:16PM
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China's economic recovery
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‘Little room for complacency’: 6 takeaways from China’s October economic data
China’s retail sales continued to improve in October following a raft of stimulus policies, but property investment remained a drag.
15 Nov 2024 - 7:30PM
China Business
China property
China’s new home prices slow 17-month decline after support measures kick in
Prices across 70 cities fell for the 17th month in October, but at a slower pace, suggesting support measures may be stabilising the market.
15 Nov 2024 - 12:14PM
Economic Indicators
China's economic recovery
‘Decisive support’ needed to sustain China’s momentum despite stimulus lift
China’s retail sales continued to improve in October following the raft of stimulus policies, but property investment remained a drag.
15 Nov 2024 - 5:12PM
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Vendors unpack clothes at a wholesale market in Guangzhou. Photo: AFP
China Economy
China's economic recovery
Can a flurry of winter tourism, sports help thaw China’s economy?
As northern temperatures start to plunge, China’s State Council issues guidelines for the enhanced cultivation of a ‘snow and ice economy’.
12 Nov 2024 - 4:00PM
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China inflation
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‘Deflationary pressure remains’: 4 takeaways from China’s inflation data
Consumer price growth in China slowed in October, while the cost of goods at the factory gate fell for the 25th month in a row.
11 Nov 2024 - 11:57AM
Economic Indicators
China inflation
China’s inflation edges up, but pressure remains despite monetary easing
Consumer prices in China nudged higher in October, while the cost of goods at the factory gate fell for the 25th month in a row.
11 Nov 2024 - 9:06AM
Policy
China’s economic stimulus
Not ‘whatever it takes’: China’s stimulus strategy seen as long and intact
Beijing’s reluctance to use strong measures to rapidly turn tide of sluggish economy keeps markets, consumers and analysts waiting in wonder.
9 Nov 2024 - 6:40AM
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Banking & Finance
Banking & finance
Hong Kong’s base interest rate drops to 5% in second cut
Together with the half-percentage-point cut in September, Hong Kong’s key rate has now fallen back to February 2023’s level.
8 Nov 2024 - 11:06AM
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China trade
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China exports surge, but trade war fears rise: 5 insights from October data
China’s exports last month posted their fastest growth since July 2022, while imports fell.
8 Nov 2024 - 9:37AM
Economic Indicators
China trade
China’s export growth hits 27-month high as Trump’s tariffs loom large
China’s exports grew at a time Beijing is eager for trade to help meet the annual economic growth target.
7 Nov 2024 - 6:19PM
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