China's economy loses steam as consumption, output miss forecasts

BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - China's economy lost momentum at the start of the second half, with industrial output and retail ...

China’s economy showing signs that slowdown may be extending

Industrial output and retail sales slump in July after one of the country’s weakest quarterly growth rates ever ...

China’s High-Tech Boom Seen Failing to Halt Slowdown of Economy

China’s economy likely kicked off the second half of 2026 in much the same way it saw out the first, with a booming ...

China’s economy grew at a 4.3% annual pace in the last quarter, slowest since late 2022

The official data was far below the economy’s strong 5% pace of growth in January-March, despite a surge in exports driven partly by the boom in artificial intelligence.
The Diplomat

China’s Economy: By the Numbers

Moody’s, one of the world’s Big 3 credit ratings agencies, this week confirmed China’s sovereign credit rating of A1, Upper-Medium Investment Grade, and revised its outlook from “Negative” to ...

Zhu Rongji, the ‘economic czar’ who helped turn China into a powerhouse, dies at 97

Zhu Rongji, the steely former Chinese premier whose bold economic reforms propelled the country’s rise as a global powerhouse ...
The Economist

A glum China pines for the 1990s

I am here to talk about how to get things done.” Even before the documentary and Zhu’s death, nostalgia for the 1990s had ...

China’s Economic Woes Mount With Disappointing Start to Half

China’s economy got off to a sluggish start in the second half, reviving pressure on policymakers to support growth as ...