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How big is Beijing’s war chest, and why does a stimulus figure remain elusive?
Some prominent economists have called for China to roll out a stimulus plan worth 10 trillion yuan, but the real number is anyone’s guess as prudence is at play.
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7 takeaways from China’s trade, inflation data in September
15 Oct 2024 - 12:51AM
‘Wake-up call’ for China’s exports as growth slows in September
14 Oct 2024 - 7:06PM
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China’s September consumer inflation lower than expected despite easing measures
China’s consumer price index grows by 0.4 per cent year on year in September, while the producer price index slips by 2.8 per cent.
14 Oct 2024 - 9:01AM
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A customer exits an Apple store in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday. Consumers in the country are holding back on spending as the labour market remains weak and a property slump drags on. Photo: Bloomberg
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When will it end? How inexperience is fuelling the fire of China’s economic woes
Economists have ‘never seen anything like this’, and ‘challenges are on a greater scale’ than ever before, so how can China bring the wild ride to an end?
15 Oct 2024 - 3:05PM
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China’s SMEs say business still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels
The SME Development Index, which tracks 8 major industries, fell to 88.7 in September, the lowest level in a year.
11 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM
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How China’s massive trade-in programme is driving consumption of everyday items
From air conditioners and refrigerators to computers and televisions, appliances are getting a second life in China with the help of government subsidies.
10 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
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China’s ‘golden week’ saw spending regain its shine, buoyed by confidence boost
Chinese travellers and tourists spent 700.82 billion yuan during the just-ended holiday week – a 7.9 per cent increase from the same period in pre-pandemic 2019.
8 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM
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China saw a substantial bump in revenue over the “golden week” holiday as mainland consumers spent more generously. Photo: AFP
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Will China’s ailing property market get ‘golden week’ sales boost?
Chinese developers, cities and provinces woo homebuyers with holiday discounts and promotions after Beijing unveils stimulus policies.
6 Oct 2024 - 8:00AM
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How China’s 2024 stimulus compares with past packages, and what’s next?
In nominal terms, the massive package has the potential to be China’s biggest ever.
3 Oct 2024 - 5:00PM
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Beijing tells officials to be ‘bold and steady’ on path to China’s growth goals
State publication calls for officials to be bold, but also steady, in implementing crucial reforms and removing barriers to development.
2 Oct 2024 - 4:57PM
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As China’s ‘shock and awe’ strategy simmers: 4 takeaways from September’s PMIs
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index hit a five-month high, but reading from a private survey slipped into contraction.
1 Oct 2024 - 1:29AM
An employee works on a steel wheel production line at a factory in Qingzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Photo: AFP
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Fiscal support calls grow louder as China’s activity data sends ‘mixed messages’
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index beat expectations in September, but the reading from a private survey slipped into contraction.
30 Sep 2024 - 5:30PM
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China, Brazil finding the right blend for soaring coffee trade as demand brews
China’s coffee market is expected to grow to 313.3 billion yuan (US$44 billion) by the end of 2024, up from 265.4 billion yuan last year.
28 Sep 2024 - 6:30PM
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China markets blast rocket boosters, pull U-turn with Beijing’s big policy plans
Traders see the China market as ripe for the picking, but long-term effects of Beijing’s new stimulus package remain in question.
2 Oct 2024 - 9:05AM
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China industrial profit growth slows, underscoring urgent need for policy pivot
A double-digit percentage drop last month pulled down China’s industrial profit growth to just 0.5 per cent in the first eight months of the year.
2 Oct 2024 - 9:05AM
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An employee works on a production line at a factory in China’s Shandong province. Industrial profits across the country dropped by nearly 18 per cent in August. Photo: AFP
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‘3 exempts’: economic rally cry by China’s Xi aims to reassure fearful officials
Orders come at unexpected Politburo gathering after financial authorities rolled out wide-reaching stimulus measures this week.
10 Oct 2024 - 4:00PM
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Is China’s new large-scale stimulus an economic saviour or ‘not enough’?
Some analysts see ‘panicking’ among China’s policymakers, others point to a rising sense of urgency in fighting deflation.
25 Sep 2024 - 4:29PM
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China’s 100-billion-yuan question: does government bond purchase shift policy?
Speculation is rife on what a US$14 billion treasury bond buy means for China’s money-supply mechanism, and whether the rare move equates to quantitative easing.
23 Sep 2024 - 9:00AM
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As China’s job market shrinks, graduates forced to scale back career ambitions
Viral story of postgraduate student’s pivot from physics to school janitor highlights anxieties about youth unemployment.
22 Sep 2024 - 9:38PM
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University students attend a campus job fair in east China’s Jiangsu province on June 16. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
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Fed’s rate cut no panacea for China’s pain, but it helps ease pressure: analysts
Pressures facing China, including from capital outflows, could be allayed by start of US Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle, but real stabilisation will take much more.
21 Sep 2024 - 10:00AM
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China’s youth unemployment hits new high as fresh graduates flood market
China’s jobless rate for the 16 to 24 age group, excluding students, rose to to 18.8 per cent in August.
23 Sep 2024 - 4:55PM
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China unexpectedly holds key rates after Fed’s cut. Here’s why
China’s five-year loan prime rate remained unchanged even after the US Federal Reserve kicked off its rate-cutting cycle.
20 Sep 2024 - 5:31PM
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