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China's Q1 economic growth beats expectations, but US tariffs pose risk

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

China's Q1 economic growth beats expectations, but US tariffs pose risk
Updated On : 16 Apr 2025 | 11:52 AM IST

US aims to 'take away Hong Kong's life': Chinese official on Trump tariffs

Xia Baolong, Director of China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office under the State Council, said that blackmailing China is not the right approach

US aims to 'take away Hong Kong's life': Chinese official on Trump tariffs
Updated On : 15 Apr 2025 | 12:29 PM IST

'Storms can't overturn sea': Xi Jinping's speech resurfaces amid trade war

A 2018 speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping goes viral as US and China implement tit-for-tat tariffs on one another

'Storms can't overturn sea': Xi Jinping's speech resurfaces amid trade war
Updated On : 10 Apr 2025 | 5:03 PM IST

Amid Donald Trump's tariff offensive, China lets yuan slide to 19-month low

The onshore yuan fell to its weakest level since September 2023 as Beijing signals policy shift to support exporters and counter US trade pressure

Amid Donald Trump's tariff offensive, China lets yuan slide to 19-month low
Updated On : 08 Apr 2025 | 5:17 PM IST

Trump's tariffs seen as far worse shock to China than first trade war

The trade standoff may wallop the economy just as its performance was steading in the beginning of 2025, with little sign of damage from tariff increases so far

Trump's tariffs seen as far worse shock to China than first trade war
Updated On : 03 Apr 2025 | 12:54 PM IST

China's vice premier reassures foreign CEOs on investment, business growth

China reassures foreign investors amid geopolitical tensions, urging open markets and promising a better business environment at the China Development Forum

China's vice premier reassures foreign CEOs on investment, business growth
Updated On : 24 Mar 2025 | 8:39 AM IST

China plans for global CEOs to meet President Xi in Beijing next week

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

China plans for global CEOs to meet President Xi in Beijing next week
Updated On : 17 Mar 2025 | 10:43 PM IST

China's new home prices decline in Feb as govt's stimulus efforts fall flat

On a year-on-year basis, new home prices fell 4.8 per cent versus a 5.0 per cent drop the previous month

China's new home prices decline in Feb as govt's stimulus efforts fall flat
Updated On : 17 Mar 2025 | 8:48 AM IST

China unveils plan to boost incomes, consumption, economic growth

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 unveils plan to boost incomes, consumption, economic growth
Updated On : 17 Mar 2025 | 12:05 AM IST

China plans 50% pay cuts for fund managers missing performance targets

The sweeping measures come as policymakers seek to attract more long-term capital into the nation's stock market amid slowing economic growth and an escalating trade war with the US

China plans 50% pay cuts for fund managers missing performance targets
Updated On : 14 Mar 2025 | 11:19 PM IST

China urges banks to expand lending, credit use to boost consumer spending

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, ...

China urges banks to expand lending, credit use to boost consumer spending
Updated On : 14 Mar 2025 | 2:56 PM IST

Global funds' asset under custody see second-worst plunge amid market rout

The benchmark indices -Nifty and the 30-stock Sensex - entered the 'correction' zone, falling 15.2 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively, from their September peak

Global funds' asset under custody see second-worst plunge amid market rout
Updated On : 11 Mar 2025 | 10:35 PM IST

China's consumer inflation turns negative, raising deflationary concerns

Factory deflation extended into a 29th month, though the producer price index recorded a slower drop of 2.2 per cent compared to January's negative 2.3 per cent

China's consumer inflation turns negative, raising deflationary concerns
Updated On : 09 Mar 2025 | 7:51 AM IST

China's exports, imports weaken in Jan-Feb as demand slides amid trade war

China's exports rose a less-than-expected 2.3% in January and February from a year earlier while imports fell more than 8% in a slow start to a year dogged by uncertainty over US tariffs and other policies. Economists had forecast that exports would rise 5% year-on-year and that imports would edge higher. China's overall trade surplus grew to $170.52 billion in the first two months of the year. China's customs agency typically publishes combined trade data for January and February to avoid any distortion from slowdowns during the week-long Lunar New Year holidays. Export growth cooled over the first two months of 2025, with tariff front-running providing less of a boost to demand than we had anticipated, said Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics. This slowdown comes before any substantial hit from tariffs, which will almost certainly lead to sharp falls in shipments to the US before long, he said. Evans-Pritchard said that the slowdown in imports suggests that the pick up i

China's exports, imports weaken in Jan-Feb as demand slides amid trade war
Updated On : 07 Mar 2025 | 2:51 PM IST

China raises defence budget to $249 bn: How does it compare to India?

China's annual NPC highlighted a focus on keeping urban unemployment at 5.5%, creating 12 million new urban jobs, and advancing emerging tech in 2025

China raises defence budget to $249 bn: How does it compare to India?
Updated On : 05 Mar 2025 | 10:56 AM IST

China keeps growth target at around 5% for 2025 amid US trade war risks

China is keeping its economic growth target at around 5% for 2025 despite a looming trade war with the United States and other headwinds. The target for GDP growth was announced Wednesday in a report being presented by Premier Li Qiang at the opening session of the National People's Congress, the annual meeting of China's legislature. It gives an indication of how ambitious the government is about boosting growth in challenging economic times. The IMF has projected China's economy will grow 4.6% this year, down from 5% in 2024, according to Chinese government statistics. A target of around 5% is well aligned with our mid- and long-term development goals and underscores our resolve to meet difficulties head-on and strive hard to deliver, the government report said. Across-the-board tariffs imposed on Chinese products by U.S. President Donald Trump pose the latest threat to an economy already weighed down by a prolonged real estate slump and sluggish consumer spending and private ...

China keeps growth target at around 5% for 2025 amid US trade war risks
Updated On : 05 Mar 2025 | 8:41 AM IST

China's factory activity picks on strong supply, demand; PMI rises to 50.8

Factory production accelerated in February from the previous month, while total new orders increased at the quickest pace in three months

China's factory activity picks on strong supply, demand; PMI rises to 50.8
Updated On : 03 Mar 2025 | 9:46 AM IST

China's new home prices stagnate in January on declining property demand

Analysts expect the stabilisation of China's property market, which has experienced a significant slump since 2021, will be a protracted process due to high housing inventory

China's new home prices stagnate in January on declining property demand
Updated On : 19 Feb 2025 | 11:10 AM IST

China's Xi attends symposium on private enterprises, meets biz leaders

Xi delivered a speech after listening to representatives of private companies

China's Xi attends symposium on private enterprises, meets biz leaders
Updated On : 17 Feb 2025 | 10:21 AM IST