Page 14 - China Economy

China says in touch with US on signing of Phase 1 trade agreement

The Phase 1 deal was announced last week after more than two years of on-and-off trade talks.

China's factory, retail sectors shine as trade tensions with the US thaw

Industrial output growth hits 5-month high and retail sales beat forecasts as government stimulus seen supporting growth.

World Bank plans $1 billion-plus annual lending to China; US objects

The World Bank said its lending would decline over the 'country partnership framework' plan, in line with reforms agreed under a $13 billion capital increase agreed in 2018

China's manufacturing returns to growth in Nov as stimulus measures pay off

But gains were slight, and export demand remained sluggish

China urged to lower 2020 growth target to 6% as trade war with US bites

China has brought forward 1 trillion yuan ($142.07 billion) of the 2020 local government special bonds quota to this year as it seeks to avert a sharper economic slowdown

China is out of economic ammo

China's most obvious method of retaliation would be to stop buying American goods

China cuts key liquidity rate for first time since 2015 amid economic woes

The People's Bank of China said on its website that it was lowering the seven-day reverse repurchase rate to 2.50% from 2.55%

China's Central bank warns of growth pressure as sluggish investment weighs

The report signals that the central bank remains committed to a targeted, constrained approach toward easing despite increasing economic risks

World stocks dip as China slowdown deepens, German barely escapes recession

European shares fell after data showing the German economy grew just 0.1% in the third quarter

China's main growth engines falter in Oct as trade war with US continues

Disappointing numbers show China off to a rough start in the final three months of 2019.

Alibaba Singles' Day: L'Oreal, Nestle score big as total sales hit $38 bn

Sales growth for the annual shopping festival this year eased to 26%, the weakest since the event started in 2009, in a reflection of how e-commerce sales in China have been slowing.

Trade war cost China $35 bn, hurt both economies, reveals UN study

Beijing and Washington have been locked in a trade feud for the past 16 months

Xi pledges wider market access, says world must 'knock down walls'

Chinese president says he will further open country's economy, day after India decided not to join the RCEP trade deal.

What slowdown? Chinese stay home, foreign luxury brands travel to them

BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - When Tiffany & Co said this month it was sending its priciest jewellery to mainland China to reach wealthy shoppers no longer jet-setting abroad, it reflected a trend helping global luxury brands weather a Chinese economic slowdown.

Despite IMF projections, India still among fastest growing economies: FM

The minister is in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank

China's rise and its challenges

For a political dispensation that has long relied on providing high economic growth rates to sustain political legitimacy, the current slowdown is a huge problem

China's great growth story has come at a cost: Manoranjan Mohanty

Rising inequalities, environmental degradation, social alienation and absence of civil liberties have accompanied this narrative, says former Professor of Delhi University

Beijing's message on an iconic anniversary

China is grappling with three immediate challenges of sustaining economic growth at a socially and politically acceptable level, of dealing with the Trump administration and of Hong Kong

Trade war impact? Asia's beaches go quiet as Chinese tourists stay home

The Chinese travel boom in the region is now in reverse gear

China's facing 'concentrated risks', must struggle for victory: Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping is gearing up to mark the anniversary of 70 years since the founding of Communist China on October 1.