BEIJING] A distortion in China’s money market has vanished after persisting throughout this year, a nascent sign that ...

The Chinese government is taking steps to rein in what it calls “involution,” or excessive competition that is hurting local ...

China’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected rate in the second quarter, keeping the country on track to meet its full-year ...

China’s humming factories threw a lifeline to an economy struggling with weak demand in the second quarter. That’s also given ...

China’s economy is officially expanding. GDP rose 5.2% in the second quarter of 2025, slightly above expectations. Retail ...

While China has long been touted as the next great economic superpower, its recent trajectory reveals a far different story.

Deflation creates an illusion of strong economic growth.

China's producer deflation deepened to its worst level in almost two years in June as the economy grappled with uncertainty ...

Producer prices fell the most in nearly two years in June, while consumer goods prices also fell month-on-month.

Deflation could delay China’s emergence as the world’s biggest economy. Despite its difficulties, China’s economy is expected to grow by about 5% this year. America’s will probably grow by ...

Deflation typically is linked with economic downturns, such as during the Great Depression in the U.S. during the 1930s, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Is deflation bad?

Even so, China’s efforts to move upmarket are gaining some traction just as its wobbly economy is losing it. At the same time, the global economic backdrop isn’t exactly what Beijing hoped for ...