China economy

China ramps up credit support in overhaul of property market

2026-08-29T04:07:11.000Z
Profit at China’s industrial firms grew 11.2% last month from a year earlier, down from a 15.1% increase in June, while profit for the first seven months slowed to 17.6% from 18.7% in H1.

China’s industrial profit growth cools as AI-linked sectors outpace others

2026-08-27T15:01:35.000Z
Kristalina Georgieva noted that countries needed to address “excess global imbalances” that were causing trade tensions. 

IMF chief Georgieva says global economy weathering energy shock

2026-08-26T01:56:26.000Z
The Guangzhou factory of Midea, China’s big name in technology and home appliances. Its market is both local and global.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

What MNCs must do to survive – and leverage – the China Shock 2.0

2026-08-24T09:19:00.000Z
Unfinished residential buildings developed by Evergrande in the outskirts of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province.
NEWS ANALYSIS

‘The pain is unbearable’: China’s property crisis grinds on after Evergrande founder jailed for life

2026-08-24T08:44:19.000Z
Goldman’s view is among the most downbeat among global banks in the days after official data showed a deepening slowdown last month.

Goldman says China’s easing hopes revive with economy growing 4%

2026-08-23T11:18:08.000Z
More fiscal spending will be directed towards households and consumption as policymakers seek to shore up weak domestic demand. 

China pledges timely fiscal support to bolster growth

2026-08-21T05:03:45.000Z
Lacklustre domestic demand and disruptions caused by extreme weather are setting back China’s economy, which is already weakened by months of fiscal austerity.

China’s economy loses momentum in July as factory output, retail sales and investment all miss forecasts

2026-08-17T08:16:35.000Z
New entrants are rushing to cash in on China’s expanding burger market, once dominated by the likes of McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King.

Beyond McDonald’s: From coffee to hotpot, China’s growing burger market draws brands racing for a bite

2026-08-17T00:46:36.000Z
So long as China saves more than it can profitably invest at home, the surplus will appear in foreign markets.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Excess savings are driving the new ‘China shock’

2026-08-12T10:00:00.000Z