China's April producer inflation at 45-month peak on energy price shockChina's producer prices surged 2.8% year-on-year in April, reaching a 45-month high driven by gains in commodity sectors like non-ferrous m...
11 May, 2026, 07.40 AM IST
China's factory activity expands more as Iran war risks mountChina's factories saw growth for a second month in April. Exporters are shipping goods early, fearing higher costs from the Iran conflict. ...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
India’s power market entering a storage-led transformation phase: Apoorva BahadurIndia's electricity system faces a critical juncture as soaring summer demand outstrips generation flexibility. While renewables meet dayti...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
BYD car discounts show China’s EV price war is getting worseChina's car market faces fierce price competition. BYD and rivals are increasing discounts despite government calls to stop. This intense r...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
China's deflationary pressures persist as trade gloom worsensThe world's second-largest economy has gotten off to a bumpy start this year. A nascent pick-up in retail sales and robust expansion in fac...
10 Apr, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
In deflation-hit China, one store holds flash sales four times a dayChina's consumer price index dropped by 0.7% in February, highlighting deflation worries. Discount stores like Beijing's Wankelai employ fl...
10 Mar, 2025, 01.46 PM IST
China unveils $1.4 trillion local debt package but no direct stimulusThe actions confirm last week's Reuters report, and mark a departure from the all-out stimulus strategies to revive growth China has deploy...
08 Nov, 2024, 11.43 PM IST
Why China's economy is more vulnerable to Trump tariffs this timeDonald Trump's threat of 60% tariffs on Chinese goods presents a significant risk to China's economy, which is currently grappling with a p...
06 Nov, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
China's looming fiscal package set to stabilise rather than boost growthChina is planning a fiscal package to support its economy by addressing issues in local government debt and the property market. The focus ...
30 Oct, 2024, 12.49 PM IST
China to ramp up policy steps to revive economyChinese policymakers are expected to enhance measures to achieve the challenging 2024 growth target, focusing on boosting demand to counter...
19 Sep, 2024, 10.58 PM IST
China retail prices inch up, deflation fears growThe consumer price index excluding volatile food and energy costs rose just 0.3% in August from a year earlier, the least since March 2021,...
10 Sep, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
China needs to boost consumption, lift nominal GDP, & stabilize debt-to-GDP ratio to break debt-inflation loopChina aims for 5% real GDP growth despite a struggling property sector by reallocating investment into manufacturing and infrastructure. Ho...
29 Aug, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
China's exports rise 2.3% in December amid uneven recovery, trade with US declinesChina's exports and imports grew slightly in December, despite deflationary pressures, according to official data. Exports rose by 2.3% to ...
12 Jan, 2024, 10.28 AM IST
China’s deflationary trap and the sectoral impacts for IndiaWhen an economy gets caught into such a downward spiral, it is not easy to get out of this muddle of deflationary trap. Japan will know it ...
10 Sep, 2023, 11.29 AM IST
Deflationary pressure from China poses bigger risk than Fed rate hike: Chetan AhyaA likely pickup in capex, FDI investments and consumer discretionary demand may drive the GDP growth going forward, says Ahya.
01 Jan, 2016, 04.24 PM IST
China can go for more monetary easing policies, says top central bank officialChen Yulu, member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China, said that there was plenty of room for more RRR cuts.
22 Apr, 2015, 04.16 PM IST
- China says consumer prices fall for fourth straight month
China's consumer prices fell for the fourth month in a row in May, data showed Wednesday as the economy continued to be hit by the global s...
10 Jun, 2009, 01.10 PM IST