China imports break two-year losing streak in August
China`s imports rose 1.5 percent year-on-year in August, figures showed Thursday, the first increase in nearly two years, in a positive sign for the world`s second-largest economy.
Sep 08, 2016, 11:33 AM IST
China service sector activity jumps to 11-month high
Activity in China`s services sector rose to an 11-month high in June, a private survey showed on Tuesday, diverging from struggling manufacturing in a trend that if sustainable would indicate Beijing is making progress in rebalancing the economy.
Jul 05, 2016, 13:47 PM IST
China's central bank pumps money into market
China`s central bank on Monday pumped more money into the market to provide liquidity.
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China economic outlook "uncertain" as vulnerabilities loom: IMF
China`s economic outlook is uncertain with corporate debt and an opaque financial sector contributing to looming vulnerabilities, an International Monetary Fund Official said Tuesday.
Jun 14, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
Industrial cooperation can directly benefit India, China
Greater industrial cooperation can help reduce distrust between Indians and Chinese, directly benefit their growth and usher in a new climax of globalisation, a state-run Chinese daily said today.
Jun 02, 2016, 18:27 PM IST
G7 focus on global growth as meeting kicks off in Japan
Finance ministers and central bankers from the G7 kicked off meetings in Japan today that could highlight a divide among the club of rich nations over currency policy and how to rev up global growth.
May 20, 2016, 11:58 AM IST
China's thermal power overcapacity likely to worsen: Fitch
Excess capacity in China's thermal power generation is likely to worsen until next year due to falling coal costs and favourable on-grid tariff rates, according to global ratings agency Fitch.
May 17, 2016, 11:04 AM IST
China's production, investment, retail sales all disappoint in April
China`s investment, factory output and retail sales all grew more slowly than expected in April, adding to doubts about whether the world`s second-largest economy is stabilising.
May 14, 2016, 12:52 PM IST
China's economy to grow 6.7% in Q2 - think-tank
China`s economy is likely to grow 6.7 percent in the second quarter, fuelled by rising investment in infrastructure and a recovery in the property market, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, citing an official think-tank.
May 09, 2016, 18:24 PM IST
Top China paper warns of crisis risk over debt
China must turn off the taps of credit-driven growth to avoid a financial system crisis in the face of rising bad loans and other risks, the Communist Party's official mouthpiece newspaper said on Monday
May 09, 2016, 12:41 PM IST
China, Japan growth to slow sharply in 2016, IMF warns
China and Japan's economies are expected to slow sharply over the next two years but Asian growth will remain strong as domestic demand takes up the slack from weak global trade, the IMF said on Tuesday.
May 03, 2016, 13:04 PM IST
China's manufacturing activity expands at slower pace
China's manufacturing activity expanded slower than expected in April, raising more doubts about the recent recovery in the world's second-largest economy grappling with the worst slowdown in 25 years.
May 01, 2016, 16:55 PM IST
China economy slows down to 6.7% amid signs of stabilisation
China today said its economy continued to slow down in the first quarter this year, declining to 6.7 percent but in line with government targets amid claims by officials that several key indicators showed signs of stabilisation in the world's second largest economy.
Apr 15, 2016, 11:00 AM IST
China exports rise for first time in 9 months
Chinese exports surged in March, the first gain in nine months and the latest positive data out of the world's number two economy, but analysts warned Wednesday's headline figure masked ongoing weakness in overseas demand.
Apr 13, 2016, 15:50 PM IST
IMF raises China outlook to 6.5% but warns of 'spillover'
With the outlook for global growth darkening, a sharper downturn in China "could lead to a more generalised slowdown" in emerging markets and advanced economies, the IMF said in its April 2016 World Economic Outlook.
Apr 12, 2016, 21:04 PM IST
China says tax reform will boost economy, structural changes
China's value-added tax reforms will help support the economy and speed up structural adjustments, Vice Finance Minister Shi Yaobin said on Tuesday, playing down concerns such reforms could fan property speculation.
Apr 12, 2016, 18:21 PM IST
China manufacturing expands for first time in 9 months
The official Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI), which tracks activity in factories and workshops, rebounded to 50.2 last month, figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.
Apr 01, 2016, 08:52 AM IST
A plea for help: How China asked the Fed for its stock crash play book
The Chinese market crash triggered steep declines across global financial markets and within a few hours the Fed sent China`s central bank a trove of publicly-available documents detailing the US central bank`s actions in 1987.
Mar 21, 2016, 15:40 PM IST
China's Premier Li says confident in economy, vows no hard landing
China`s Premier Li Keqiang defended the government`s economic policies on Wednesday, vowing there would be no mass layoffs and no hard landing for the world`s second-largest economy even as the government presses ahead with painful reforms.
Mar 16, 2016, 17:41 PM IST
China's Premier Li says confident in economy, vows no hard landing
China`s Premier Li Keqiang defended the government`s economic policies on Wednesday, vowing there would be no mass layoffs and no hard landing for the world`s second-largest economy even as the government presses ahead with painful reforms.
Mar 16, 2016, 17:41 PM IST