New home prices fell 0.2 per cent month-on-month in May after showing no growth the previous month
The Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers' index (PMI), rose to 51.1 in May from 50.7, remaining above the 50-mark that separates expansion from contraction
China's economic slowdown is reshaping its nightlife, as middle-class professionals abandon upscale bars for low-cost, unlicensed home speakeasies hidden inside city apartments
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 1.9 per cent increase in exports and a 5.9 per cent drop in imports
People's Bank of China cut the seven-day reverse repurchase rate to 1.4 per cent from 1.5 per cent, according to Governor Pan Gongsheng
Despite stronger-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter, supported by government stimulus, China's economy contends with persistent deflationary risks
The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 49.0 in April versus 50.5 in March, below the 50-mark separating growth from contraction
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Cumulative profits of China's industrial firms rose 0.8 per cent to 1.5 trillion yuan ($205.86 billion) in the first quarter from a year earlier
Data on Wednesday showed China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.4 per cent in the January-March quarter from a year earlier, unchanged from the fourth quarter
Beijing increased its tariffs on US imports on Friday to 125%, hitting back against US President Donald Trump's decision to hike duties on Chinese goods to 145
The European Union imposed tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) late last year, saying they were needed to counter cheap loans
The non-manufacturing PMI, which includes services and construction, accelerated to 50.8 from 50.4
China's planned interaction with top business figures underscores the message it's been sending that the nation is open for business, contrasting with Trump's more protectionist "America First" policy
At annual parliamentary meetings this month, the country's leadership made boosting consumption their top priority for the first time since President Xi Jinping came to power over a decade ago
China has ordered banks and other financial institutions to encourage more consumer financing and use of credit cards as part of a campaign to get people to spend more. The order on Friday from the country's financial regulator is part of the ruling Communist Party's latest push to build more confidence among consumers who are opting to save rather than spend, worried over jobs and the outlook for the economy. It said banks should lend more and also find ways to help borrowers who run into difficulties. Share prices in China surged following the notice from the National Financial Regulatory Commission. Officials are due to hold a briefing on Monday on efforts to increase spending and investment, factors considered crucial for keeping the economy on track following the setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic, when millions of people lost jobs and many companies went out of business. The Chinese economy, the world's second-largest, has been growing recently at about a 5 per cent pace, ...
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Factory production accelerated in February from the previous month, while total new orders increased at the quickest pace in three months
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