China unveils steps to stabilise crisis-hit property sectorChina announced significant measures to stabilize the struggling property sector. The measures included allowing local governments to purch...
17 May, 2024, 01.40 PM IST
China’s export slump eases despite global demand pressuresA fall in global demand for Chinese goods in 2023 has taken a hit what had been a critical source of growth for the second-largest economy ...
07 Sep, 2023, 11.54 AM IST
China's economic woes pile up, shows no sign of improvementThe situations seems to be made much worse by the nations adherence to a rigid zero-Covid policy and it shows no signs of change, at least ...
09 Sep, 2022, 09.21 PM IST
China’s covid lockdowns could threaten half of economyAuthorities on Sunday placed Shenzhen’s 17.5 million residents into lockdown for at least a week amid a surge of Covid-19 infections in the...
14 Mar, 2022, 01.04 PM IST
China's economy grew 8% in 2021 but property, virus threats loom: AFP pollThe eight percent growth would be well above the government's target of more than six percent, and comes on the back of a strong start to t...
15 Jan, 2022, 08.45 AM IST
Key takeaways from the Xi Jinping-Joe Biden summitAfter exchanging cordial greetings, leaders of the two rival superpowers had what Beijing described as a "frank, constructive" discussion t...
16 Nov, 2021, 03.36 PM IST
Here’s what economists are saying about China’s new 5-year planThe communique implied an aggressive path of economic expansion without mentioning the pace of gross domestic product growth explicitly. Th...
30 Oct, 2020, 12.24 PM IST
Light PBOC touch makes once unlikely yuan at 7/$ seem possibleYuan has lost more than 2.5 per cent against the dollar since the festering China-US trade dispute.
24 May, 2019, 03.07 PM IST
China stocks tumble the most in 5 months amid signs of tighter regulationA recent market resurgence fuelled concerns of bubbles forming.
08 Mar, 2019, 01.21 PM IST
US-China faceoff could have a longer term impact on global sentiments: Raymond Yeung, ANZ Bank“Even though the product list is broad but the economic damage is very minimal.”
04 Apr, 2018, 04.53 PM IST
RBI's surprise tightening shows Asian peers how to stem inflationBank of Thailand may mull steps to discourage short-term capital inflows; Indonesia, Philippines may opt for policy levers rather than lift...
07 Apr, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
Hong Kong stocks snap 3-week winning streak before Trump's inaugurationThe benchmark Hang Seng index fell 0.7 per cent, to 22,885.91 points at the close, while the China Enterprises Index lost 0.8 per cent, to ...
20 Jan, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
Goldman warns China’s outflows may be worse than they lookYuan deposits in Hong Kong dwindled to a three-year low of 653 billion yuan in August, indicating some of the inflows are being used to buy...
11 Oct, 2016, 02.32 PM IST
China's productivity growth is the worst since the Asia crisisSqueezing more from the 775 million workers in China's assembly lines, construction sites and office cubicles is crucial to avoiding what t...
06 Sep, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
China reserves show stabilisation as growth slowsOverseas shipments rose 4.1% in yuan terms from a year earlier yet fell 1.8% in dollar terms, the customs administration said Sunday.
10 May, 2016, 06.43 AM IST
Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock connect a natural development: Raymond YeungGiven the fact that the Shanghai-Hong Kong stock connect had already been implemented last year, this is pretty much a natural development,...
04 Nov, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
More rate cuts needed to boost China's growth momentum: Raymond Yeung, Economist"After the interest rate cut last week, we still expect that the People's Bank of China will continue to ease more."
08 Sep, 2015, 10.41 AM IST