Chinese economy

May 12, 2025 4:15 AM

Indian economy has potential to surpass China in near future: Jim Rogers

India is poised to become one of the most exciting investment destinations in the world and may even outperform China in the coming years, according to ace investor Jim Rogers. In an interaction with IANS, Rogers said, “I have been around the investment world for decades, and for the first time in my life, I see that the people in Delhi understand economics.” “India is rising again. I think the people in Delhi understand what needs to be done and are trying to do it. That would be wonder...

March 7, 2025 9:56 AM

China’s January-February exports, imports weaker than expected

China's exports lost momentum over the January-February period and imports unexpectedly shrank, amid escalating trade tensions with the United States, dealing a blow to an economic recovery that has so far largely been reliant on exports. Exports from the largest manufacturing nation rose just 2.3% year-on-year, customs data showed on Friday, missing 5% growth forecast in a Reuters poll of economists, and slowing from December's 10.7% increase. Imports shrank 8.4%, following a 1.0% uptick in D...

March 5, 2025 10:34 AM

China ramps up stimulus to guard economy from changes ‘unseen in a century’

China unlocked more fiscal stimulus on Wednesday, signalling greater efforts to boost consumption as a means to ring-fence the economy's path towards this year's roughly 5% growth target amid an escalating trade war with the United States. Premier Li Qiang, in a speech at the opening of the annual meeting of China's parliament, warned that "changes unseen in a century are unfolding across the world at a faster pace." "An increasingly complex and severe external environment may exert a greater ...

December 16, 2024 11:30 AM

China’s fragile recovery: industrial gains, sluggish retail, and stimulus pressure as U.S. tariffs loom

China's industrial output growth quickened slightly in November, while retail sales disappointed, keeping pressure on Beijing to ramp up stimulus for a fragile economy as it braces for more U.S. trade tariffs under a second Trump administration. The mixed set of data underlines the challenges facing Chinese leaders heading into 2025 when trade relations with the United States could worsen at a time when domestic consumption also remains weak. "China's economy appears to have slowed last month,...