Page 8 - Chinese Economy

Goldman upgrades Indian equities citing strategic appeal, downgrades China

The Wall Street bank has downgraded its views on China equities several times this year amid pessimism in the country's stock market

China's Communist Party warns against inappropriate interference in pvt biz

As the Chinese economy struggled to recover from the post-COVID blues and anti-monopoly campaigns, the ruling Communist Party in an attempt to bolster sagging business confidence has warned its cadre against inappropriate interference in microeconomic activities. The officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which is headed by President Xi Jinping, were at the forefront of the anti-monopoly campaign in the last few years to rein the country's multi-billion businesses like Alibaba and corporate leaders like Jack Ma, who suddenly announced his retirement in 2019 and spent following years mostly abroad. Ma returned home in March this year following assurances of friendly policies for the private sector to revive the struggling economy, especially by Premier Li Qiang, regarded as a friend of Ma. Ma's return followed assurances from Xi, under whose watch the CPC in the few two years carried out a massive anti-monopoly campaign against top business houses including Alibaba which ..

China's homes register steep decline in prices, major blow to sentiment

New-home prices in 70 cities, excluding state-subsidized housing, declined 0.3% last month from August, when they slipped 0.29%, National Bureau of Statistics figures showed Thursday

China's economic growth beats forecasts as consumer spending improves

Gross domestic product increased 4.9 per cent in the July-September period from a year prior, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday

Indian economy needs 8% growth to topple China as global driver: Barclays

The South Asian nation should focus investment in areas like mining, utilities, transport and storage - sectors that have stronger spillover effects on the broader economy, said Barclays economist

TMS Ep534: Car buying spree, China's economy, stockbroker, malaria vaccine

Why are Indians on a car buying spree? Is China's authoritarianism hurting its economy? How are traditional brokerages fighting back? What is the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine? All answers here

China Evergrande soars after property developer's stocks resume trading

Shares of debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group soared Tuesday after they resumed trading in Hong Kong following a suspension last week. By midday, Evergrande's shares were up nearly 16 per cent after jumping more than 60 per cent early in the session. Evergrande is the world's most heavily indebted real estate developer and is at the center of a property market crisis that is dragging on China's economic growth. The company's stock was suspended from trading last week as it confirmed Chinese police were investigating its chairman, Hui Ka Yan, on suspicion of illegal crimes. An affiliate, Evergrande Property Services, also resumed trading Tuesday, according to a notice on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. However, trading of shares in China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group remained suspended pending the release of an announcement in relation to inside information of the firm, a notice to the Hong Kong exchange said. Both units halted trading last week. China Evergra

China central-bank adviser proposes structural reforms to revive economy

Fiscally, Chinese governments at various levels are under stress, he told the annual Bund Summit conference

China exports decline slower than expected in Aug as economy under pressure

China's exports declined at a slower pace in August, even as the world's second-biggest economy remains under pressure from weaker demand both domestically and abroad. Exports for August slumped 8.8 per cent from the same time last year, totalling USD 284.87 billion, and were slower than the 14.5 per cent last month, according to customs data on Thursday. Imports slid 7.3 per cent from a year ago to USD 216.51 billion, but beat consensus estimates of a 9 per cent decline. China's trade surplus contracted 13.2 per cent to USD 68.36 billion, lower than the USD 80.6 billion in July. Chinese leaders have in recent months rolled out several policy measures to shore up the economy after a post-COVID rebound fizzled earlier than expected. China's central banks have eased borrowing rules, relaxing borrowing rules and lowering mortgage rates for first-time home buyers as well as implementing some tax relief measures for small businesses. However, authorities have yet to announce large-sca

China's slowdown means it may never overtake US economy, forecast shows

That's according to Bloomberg Economics, which now forecasts it will take until the mid-2040s for China's gross domestic product to exceed that of the US

Top headlines: India's economy 16.5 yrs behind China, Inflation a key issue

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India's economy 16.5 years behind China's, says Bernstein research report

According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates, India should move into fourth place by 2025 and third by 2027 with an economy size of $5.4 trillion

China's economic slowdown alarms international leaders, investors: Report

For the first time in decades, the world's second economy is itself in trouble

Rating agency Fitch cuts China's 2023 GDP growth forecast by 80 bps

Beijing eases down payments, mortgage rates in fresh stimulus move

China's worsening economic slowdown is sounding alarm bells across globe

Policymakers are bracing for a hit to their economies as China's imports of everything from construction materials to electronics slide

Unpaid workers, silent sites: China's property woes hit Country Garden

We are all worried," said a labourer surnamed Wang, 50, who said he had stopped work at the Yunhe Shangyuan site last week

How China's faltering growth threatens to derail commodities markets

Commodities have so far held up better than other assets as the economy has worsened. Freed from the constraints of the pandemic, fuel consumption has risen

China's economy in distress, its successful growth model 'broken': Report

China's economy, the world's second-largest, is now in deep distress and its successful model of growth for 40 years stands broken, a prominent American financial publication has said, noting that signs of trouble extend beyond China's dismal economic data to distant provinces. The Wall Street Journal in a major Sunday story wrote that economists now believe China is entering an era of much slower growth, made worse by unfavourable demographics and a widening divide with the US and its allies, which is jeopardising foreign investment and trade. Rather than just a period of economic weakness, this could be the dimming of a long era, it commented. "Now the (economic) model is broken," the financial daily said. We're witnessing a gearshift in what has been the most dramatic trajectory in economic history, Adam Tooze, a Columbia University history professor who specialises in economic crises, was quoted as saying by the Wall Street Journal. According to the report, the total debt, ...

China urges banks to boost loans to support recovery, cut debt risks

Major financial institutions, especially big state-owned banks, must increase loan disbursements and avoid big fluctuations in lending

Evergrande's bankruptcy highlights China's real estate crisis: Experts

The filing for bankruptcy by Evergrande, Chinese real estate giant signals the beginning of Beijing's real estate crisis, CNN reported on Friday.