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China remains stuck in low consumer inflation for second year
Consumer price index rose 0.2 per cent last year, matching 2023 figure as lowest increase since 2009.
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China manufacturing
China’s factory-activity growth slows as recovery remains bumpy: Caixin PMI
Rate of output expansion eases to three-month low in December as growth in new orders slows.
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Staff work on a production line at a texile factory in China’s Jiangsu province. The nation’s factory activity grew in December, but at a slower-than-expected pace. Photo: AFP
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Hefty fines reflect resolve of China’s central bank as bond yields plunge
Three institutions are slapped with multimillion-dollar penalties for bypassing regulatory requirements – the first such action taken after PBOC warnings this year.
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As China’s factory activity keeps expanding, exports still face complications
Official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped slightly in December, while non-manufacturing PMI saw a significant expansion.
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Naughty bankers: China’s financial crackdown saw dozens investigated in 2024
With hopes of becoming a ‘financial superpower’, China has been ramping up efforts to curb risks and keep malfeasance in check.
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Around 90 financial-industry executives have been investigated in China this year, with 70 per cent of the cases involving the banking system. Photo: Shutterstock
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China’s industrial profits fall again, but pace of decline slows
National Bureau of Statistics data shows state-owned enterprises trailing others with 8.4 per cent year-on-year drop.
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In China’s industry, it’s the law of the jungle. How should Beijing intervene?
A storm is gathering strength in China’s overheated industries, and its name is neijuan, as government intervention squares up against the law of the jungle.
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China’s youth-unemployment pressure is easing – for now, at least
The youth-unemployment rate fell to 16.1 per cent in November, its third consecutive monthly decline, according to Chinese government data.
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US Fed’s hawkish rate-cut forecast slams China’s yuan
China’s currency, hammered since Trump’s re-election, has depreciated further against the US dollar, despite the yuan’s share among global payments rising.
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The Chinese yuan’s latest decline was driven by the US Fed’s fresh projection of only two quarter-point rate cuts in 2025. Photo: Reuters
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China’s shipbuilding industry swells amid a rising tide of global orders
China’s shipyards are set to be the main beneficiaries of a wave of new orders as their South Korean competitors adopt a more “cautious” approach, according to ING.
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China’s November consumption misses estimate, adds urgency to stimulus
Retail sales grew by just 3.0 per cent last month, while property investment also continued to drag, falling by 10.4 per cent in first 11 months.
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China’s export boom not bust despite November deceleration: 5 takeaways
China’s exports grew by 6.7 per cent year on year in November, but the reading marked a slowdown from October rebound.
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As China’s trade slows, Trump’s tariffs loom, analysts eye domestic growth focus
China’s exports growth slowed to 6.7 per cent year on year in November, while imports continued to weaken.
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Aerial view of cranes and a ship at a container terminal in Qingdao city in east China’s Shandong province. Photo: AP
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China rallies world’s economic groups, decries protectionism at ‘1+10’ dialogue
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China inflation
China’s consumer inflation hits 5-month low, leaves room for more stimulus
Consumer prices in China grew by 0.2 per cent in November, while the cost of goods at the factory gate fell for the 26th month in a row.
9 Dec 2024 - 6:38PM
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What’s eating at Guangdong? For China’s economic champ, the hits keep coming
Malformed by manufacturing malaise, pummelled by property, and targeted by tariffs, the hits keep coming in the southern powerhouse region.
10 Dec 2024 - 6:34PM
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Manufacturing leads China’s economic recovery, but downward pressure remains
Manufacturing activity in China improved in November, but services and construction activity saw slight dips.
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‘Trade environment’ concerns dampen China’s services activity: Caixin PMI
Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers’ index aligned with the official gauge, which also showed China’s non-manufacturing activity weakened last month.
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China’s efforts to lure foreign investment clouded by Trump presidency: analysts
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