Chinese economy

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China's Economy Showing Signs of Life

It rose at a 5.2% pace last year, up from 3% in 2022

(Newser) - China's economy grew a bit more in 2023 than earlier thought, but the revision hasn't affected forecasts for "about 5%" growth in the GDP this year, the government said Thursday. The GDP estimate in 2023 for the world's second largest economy was increased by about 2....

With Demand Lagging, China Reports Economy Weakened

Government faces pressure to stimulate demand with spending

(Newser) - China's economy softened in August, extending a slowdown in industrial activity and real estate prices as Beijing faces pressure to ramp up spending to stimulate demand. Data published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday showed weakening activity across industrial production, retail sales, and real estate compared to...

College to China Grads: Don't 'Aim Too High'

Message to not be picky about work is a reflection of how tough things are there

(Newser) - It might be one of the most uninspiring messages to new college grads ever conveyed in a commencement speech. "You must not aim too high or be picky about work," declared the president of Chongqing Metropolitan College of Science and Technology in China. "The opportunities are fleeting....

China Tries to Boost Retail With Post-COVID Online Sale

Consumer spending has lagged in a generally slow economy

(Newser) - Shoppers were treated to deep discounts, new products, and payment plans as online merchants sought to revive their sluggish appetite for spending during China's first major online shopping festival after the end of zero-COVID policies . For the first time, e-commerce retailer JD.com did not release the results of...

CEO's Warning on China's Economy Goes Viral

In leaked email, Huawei's founder told employees that tough times lie ahead

(Newser) - Tough times are ahead for China, the founder and CEO of the country's largest private company warned employees in a memo seen as unusually candid. In the leaked memo, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said the technology company needs to make "survival" instead of growth its main focus for...

Zero Cars Were Sold in Shanghai Last Month

Lockdown hit city's economy hard

(Newser) - Shanghai is finally beginning to emerge from a long, harsh lockdown that was initially supposed to last only a few days—but the economic damage will take time to recover from. In what Bloomberg sees as evidence of how strict the lockdown was, not a single car was sold in...

China's Economy Slips Below a Key Threshold

Activity in manufacturing, services contract for first time since February 2020

(Newser) - The omicron variant of COVID-19 is hitting the world's second-largest economy hard. Amid efforts at containment, China's official Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing sector dropped below 50 on the 100-point scale in March, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday, meaning activity contracted after four straight months...

Jobs Go Begging at Chinese Factories

Many migrant employees want something different or are just staying home

(Newser) - Like workers in the US, much of China's labor force is reconsidering its options, leaving factories across the country with openings. There are parallels to the situation in the US, with many workers shifting to higher-paying jobs, often in the service industry, and many migrants deciding to just stay...

After Virus, China to Pass US Economy Sooner

Nations' handling of the pandemic is the difference, British forecast says

(Newser) - China is now on track to pass the US five years sooner than previously forecast, becoming the world's largest economy by 2028. The two nations' handling of the pandemic has changed the trajectory, Britain's Center for Economics and Business Research said in an analysis released Saturday. It called...

China Just Had Its Worst Economic Drop Since 1970s

World's second-largest economy shrinks 6.8% from a year prior

(Newser) - China suffered its worst economic contraction since at least the 1970s in the first quarter as it fought the coronavirus, and weak consumer spending and factory activity point to a longer, harder recovery than initially expected. The world’s second-largest economy shrank 6.8% from a year ago in the...

China's Growth Slumps Amid Trade War With US

It's now at its lowest level in at least 26 years

(Newser) - Chin a's economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington . The world's second-largest economy grew 6.2% over a year ago, down from the...

China's Growth Slumps to Lowest Since 1990

Slowdown could hit world economy

(Newser) - "When China sneezes, the world catches a cold," according to one version of the old saying—and the country's economy appears to have at least a mild case of the sniffles. According to the latest figures from Beijing, China's economy grew by 6.6% last year,...

Apple Shares Dive After CEO's Bad News

'This is Apple's darkest day during the Cook era'

(Newser) - Apple shares are in store for a bruising after CEO Tim Cook's warning to shareholders on Wednesday. The share price dived 8% in after-hours trading and is now down by a third from its October peak. The price is expected to plunge further on Thursday, bringing other tech stocks...

China Stops Trading After Stocks Nosedive

Experts say the 'Great Fall of China' has recommenced

(Newser) - Chinese stocks nosedived Thursday, triggering their second daylong trading halt this week and sending share markets, Asian currencies, and oil prices lower as investor jitters rippled across the globe. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tumbled 7.3% before "circuit breakers" suspended trading for the day. The Shenzhen Composite Index...

China Now Has More Billionaires Than US

They've had their best year ever despite shaky economy

(Newser) - China has passed the United States in the number of billionaires it boasts, driven by the rise of fortunes in technology and manufacturing, according to a survey released Thursday. Despite a cooling economy, the number of Chinese billionaires rose by 242 this year to 596, according to the Hurun Report,...

China's 'Black Monday' Shakes World Economy

World markets very worried after worst fall in 8 years

(Newser) - If the world economy could think, it would probably be wishing it had stayed in bed today. In what even Beijing's government mouthpiece is calling "Black Monday," China's stock market plunged almost 9% today in its biggest one-day drop since early 2007, wiping out all this...

China Growth Slumps to 20-Year Low

Slowdown sends ripples through world economy

(Newser) - After two decades of growing at an astonishing rate, China's economic growth has cooled off enough to cause problems in plenty of other economies. Figures released today show the economy grew 7.5% in the first quarter of this year, a rate many countries can only dream of but...

In China, Billionaires Fall on Hard Times

Number of billionaires drops for first time in 7 years

(Newser) - Chinese wealth is suffering, according to an annual report that tracks it. The Hurun Rich List finds that, for the first time in seven years, the number of billionaires (in US dollars) in the country has fallen; it's now down by 20 people from last year, to a total...

Is China Hiding Mother of All Debt Bombs?

Loose credit, economic stimuli dangerously over-leveraged China

(Newser) - With China's factory production slowing to "just" 8.9% year-over-year in August, down from 9.2% in July, economists there are calling for a stimulus to keep the behemoth economy on track, notes the AP . But that could just fuel a bigger economic disaster, as China's economy...

China's Growth Slumps to 3-Year Low

Slowdown is deepest since financial crisis

(Newser) - Hopes that a booming Chinese economy might give the moribund West a boost have taken a hit with the release of figures showing the country's growth is at its slowest since the financial crisis. The Chinese economy has slowed for the sixth quarter in a row, with last quarter'...

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