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China auto sales rebound; up 3.4% to 10.4 mn units between Jan-June

June sales jumped 41.2% over a year earlier to 2.2 million after controls that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centres were eased

China stimulus unlikely to reverse rout in the global metals market

While Chinese stimulus played a role in rescuing industrial commodities from slumps in global demand, after the 2008 financial crisis, in late 2015, and in 2020, there's much more caution this time

China considers $220 billion stimulus with unprecedented bond sales

The bond sales would be brought forward from next year's quota

Indian influence in South Asia declines as China expands foothold

China's exports to the region grew over five times between 2005 and 2020

Farmers in China pay for homes with watermelons, peaches: Report

Accepting crops at inflated prices have allowed developers to offer steeper discounts on homes

Even without a lockdown, Beijing's economic activity declined in May

Industrial output in the capital city dropped nearly 40% in May, worse than Shanghai's almost 28% drop

As China deals with Covid, nearly 1 in 4 European firms consider moving out

Of the firms considering a shift in investment, 16% said they were looking at relocating to Southeast Asia, while 18% said they were looking elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region

China plans support for industrial firms hit by high raw materials cost

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is studying measures to enhance the structure of supply-side policies, boost consumer demand and incentivise investments in technology

China budget deficit hits record high amid tax rebates, Covid pain

The drop in revenue just as more spending is needed will force local authorities to either boost their already heavy debt burden or accept weaker economic growth

China's economy shows mixed recovery in May with consumers under strain

The recovery of China's industrial output was helped by a rebound in the car sector as auto production centers like Jilin and Shanghai reopened

High prices drag India discounts to 7-week low; China demand sluggish

High prices have slumped Indian discounts and the Chinese market has also remained unpromising for the time being

China May services activity contracts for third straight month: Survey

Analysts say weakness in the services sector, which accounts for about 60% of China's economy and half of urban jobs, is likely to persist under the government's zero-Covid policy

China in danger of exporting fresh inflation turmoil, shows survey

China's Covid-zero strategy is set to stay in place for the rest of the year, intensifying the world's supply-chain woes and challenging efforts by central bankers to rein in inflation

China's Premier offers bleak outlook as hope of meeting GDP target fades

Latest official data showed a contraction in industrial output for the first time since 2020 and a jump in the surveyed jobless rate to 6.1% in April, close to a record

China's economy worse off in some ways than 2020, says Premier

Li Keqiang tells officials to lower nation's unemployment rate; economists expect China to miss growth target this year

China cuts borrowing rate more than expected to revive housing sector

China, in a monthly fixing, lowered the five-year loan prime rate (LPR) by 15 basis points to 4.45%, the biggest reduction since China revamped the mechanism in 2019

China's stimulus tops $5 trillion as Covid zero policy batters economy

"The mainstay of policy this year is fiscal spending and government investment, while the central bank is only playing a supportive role so far," said David Qu, China economist

Chinese economy continues to face pressure due to Covid, Ukraine crisis

Investment management Morgan Stanley has forecast that global economic growth would be less than half of 2021 due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the surge of Covid-19 in China

China's zero-Covid policy dashes global hopes for quick return to normal

Calculations based on International Monetary Fund projections show China's expected average annual contribution to global economic growth through to 2027 at about 29%

Oil prices climb in early trade on hopes of China demand recovery

Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel in early Asian trade on Wednesday on hopes of demand recovery in China as the country gradually eases some of its strict Covid measures