China admits economy facing new 'problems', vows to fix property sectorChinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders admitted Thursday that the world's number two economy was facing new "problems" and vowe...
26 Sep, 2024, 02.33 PM IST
China factory activity contracts in November for 2nd straight month despite stimulus measuresChinese manufacturers' factory activity contracted for a second consecutive month in November, indicating weak demand despite stimulus meas...
30 Nov, 2023, 11.54 AM IST
China's first deficit in foreign investment signals West's 'de-risking' pressureChina has reported its first-ever quarterly deficit in foreign direct investment (FDI), with a deficit of $11.8 billion in direct investmen...
06 Nov, 2023, 11.09 PM IST
Millions more in China are now under Covid curbsSeveral areas of Guangzhou and Shenzen in the south stepped up their COVID-19 restrictions this week.
31 Aug, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
Chinese manufacturing weak, adding to economic pressureThe ruling Communist Party is trying to shore up economic growth that sank to 2.5% in the first six months of 2022, less than half the offi...
31 Aug, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
China's factory inflation defies global surge, leaving room for stimulusChina's factory-gate inflation eased to a one-year low in April as state-driven production efforts supported supply and COVID-19 lockdowns ...
11 May, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
China's factory, services sectors contract together for first time since 2020The last time both PMI indexes simultaneously were below the 50-point mark that separates contraction from growth was in February 2020, whe...
31 Mar, 2022, 10.29 AM IST
China's factory, consumer sectors stumble on COVID-19 disruptionsSupply chain bottlenecks, semiconductor shortages, curbs on high-polluting industries and the crackdown on the property sector have disrupt...
15 Sep, 2021, 09.26 AM IST
China's manufacturing softens in June amid export weaknessChina's factory output and consumer spending have rebounded to above pre-pandemic levels but export demand is uneven as governments fight o...
30 Jun, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
China factory activity rises but analysts warn of 'fragile recovery'The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of manufacturing activity, grew more than expected to 51.9 -- from 50.6 in February -- ac...
31 Mar, 2021, 09.12 AM IST
China stocks end flat as lending data offsets index exclusion decisionThe blue-chip CSI300 index was unchanged at 4,940.52, while the Shanghai Composite Index ended flat at 3,373.28.
10 Dec, 2020, 02.03 PM IST
Shanghai shares ease as data shows soft growth in Oct bank loansThe blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.1% to 4,908.46, while the Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.1% to 3,338.
12 Nov, 2020, 02.08 PM IST
China factory prices plunge as virus hammers demandThe PPI plunged 3.1 percent on-year in April -- a 1.3 percent monthly drop compared with March -- according to China's National Bureau of S...
12 May, 2020, 10.33 AM IST
China cuts loan rate as it battles coronavirus impactThe outbreak is threatening to put a dent in the global economy, with China paralysed by vast quarantine measures and major firms such as i...
20 Feb, 2020, 11.04 AM IST
Most market participants surprised by timing of China’s devaluation: Julian Evans-Pritchard, Capital EconomicsEMs look vulnerable to slowdown in the global economy.
06 Aug, 2019, 04.39 PM IST
China growth beats Forecasts but stocks dive again; 6 things you need to knowChina's economy grew an annual 7 per cent in the second quarter, beating analysts' forecasts, though its volatile stock markets took a shar...
16 Jul, 2015, 08.55 AM IST
Slowing China GDP growth may prompt more stimulusData confirming China lost more momentum in the June quarter would do little to reassure investors reeling from a sharp plunge in shares ov...
15 Jul, 2015, 03.07 AM IST