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China Shock 2.0: Surging Chinese exports threaten Europe's economy, raising concern at G7 summitEight years of U.S. tariffs have failed to curb China’s manufacturing strength, with Beijing posting a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus b...
China's May retail sales fall for first time in over three yearsChina's economy shows a worrying split in May. While factories are humming with strong exports, consumer spending took a hit, with retail s...
China's factory inflation hits 3-year high as energy costs surgeChina's producer inflation rose to a near three-year high of 3.9% in May, driven by higher energy costs and AI-related demand, while consum...
Dollar firms after strong US jobs data, pushes yen through 160 levelThe dollar strengthened significantly, poised for over a 1% weekly gain following robust U.S. employment figures. Nonfarm payrolls exceeded...
China's economy slows in April as output, retail sales disappoint in blow to outlookChina’s industrial output growth slowed to 4.1% in April from 5.7% in March, missing market expectations of a 5.9% rise, official data show...
A Rs 3 hike makes India’s inflation battle somewhat harderIndian Oil Marketing Companies have increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, and CNG by Rs 2/kg, following daily losses o...
Global Market Today: Asian stocks, US futures climb on tech optimismAsian stocks advanced, mirroring Wall Street's record highs driven by a tech surge and strong corporate earnings. Investors are closely wat...
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. ...
India's IT model worked, until AI. Disruption now haunts its sub-optimal equilibriumIndia's IT sector thrived for decades by providing skilled labour at lower costs. This model is now challenged by Artificial Intelligence. ...
World finance chiefs head to IMF with a sense of déjà vuGlobal economic policymakers convene amid concerns over President Trump's actions impacting Middle East growth. The IMF warns of reduced ca...
China's factories jolt back to inflation on Iran war price shockChina’s factory-gate inflation turned positive in March for the first time in over three years, with the producer price index rising 0.5% y...
China's factory activity contracts for a second monthChina economy: The official manufacturing purchasing managers index, or PMI, slipped to 49 from 49.3 in January, a four-month low, the Nati...
India elected to UN Statistical Commission for four-year periodIndia was elected by secret ballot while Argentina, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Ukraine, the United Republic of Tanzania and the United States ...
China statistics chief says economy contains deep structural 'contradictions'The economy gave one of its weakest performances in decades last year, when gross domestic product (GDP) grew by just 3%, squeezed by three...
China's GDP growth pace was inflated for nine years, study findsThe revision clearly indicates that the slowdown in Chinese growth since 2008 is severe.
China's PPI-index slides to 6-year lowsThe producer price index (PPI), a measure of costs for goods at the factory gate, fell 5.4% year on year in July, widening from the 4.8% dr...
China's unexpected surge in exports raises doubts, statistics may be unreliableThe 14.1 per cent gain from a year earlier was the biggest positive surprise since March 2011, according to data.
- China spent $139.7 billion on R&D in 2011, says report
China has stepped up its research and development in various fields by spending 1.83 per cent of its GDP last year amounting to $139.7 bill...
- Global slowdown effect: China no longer on double digit growth
While the growth rate of 9.2 per cent in 2011 was better than the government's target of 8.0 per cent, it was down from the 10.4 per cent g...
- '80% of fake products seized in US originates from China'
Fake Chinese products are flooding the US market raising concerns among US officials, who are now proposing to run specialised training for...