Employees work on the production line of solar panels at a workshop of Jiangsu DMEGC New Energy Co., Ltd. on July 22, 2025 in Suqian, Jiangsu Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Profits at China’s industrial firms grew at their fastest pace in six months in March, even as the…
FUYANG, CHINA – 2026/02/14: Shoppers push carts through festively decorated supermarket aisles, with red lanterns and “Golden Horse Welcoming Spring” banners hanging overhead. Sheldon Cooper | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images China’s consumer inflation recorded the biggest jump in more than three years, as an extended holiday bolstered spending while deflation in factory-gate…
TOPSHOT – Media tycoon Jimmy Lai (R) is escorted into a Hong Kong Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on February 1, 2021, after being ordered to remain in jail while judges consider his fresh bail application, the first major legal challenge to a sweeping national security law Beijing…
People celebrate the New Year at a ceremony at the Juyongguan Great Wall section, also known as Juyong Pass, in Beijing, China, January 1, 2026. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets mostly slipped Monday, as investors assessed threats from the Trump administration toward Greenland over the weekend, as well as key economic data from China…
HAIKOU, CHINA – JANUARY 01: Customers shop at CDF Haikou International Duty Free City on January 1, 2026 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China. Luo Yunfei | China News Service | Getty Images China’s consumer inflation accelerated in December to the fastest pace in nearly three years as spending picked up ahead of the New…
19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on the skyline is the Shanghai Tower (rear). Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images China’s economic slowdown deepened in November with consumption, investment and industrial output growth falling short of expectations, as authorities sought to…
A cargo ship loaded with containers departs from Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, on December 4, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s U.S.-bound goods fell for an eighth straight month despite a recent trade deal between the two economies, even as overall exports surpassed market expectations in November as manufacturers…
Hong Kong Spreephoto.de | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Monday after New York Federal Reserve President John Williams signaled a third rate cut was a possibility this year. On Friday, Williams suggested the Fed could lower its key interest rate as labor market weakness poses a bigger economic threat than higher inflation. The Fed…
Japan ,Tokyo City skyline, Tokyo Tower. Prisma By Dukas | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Friday, after U.S. tech stocks lost ground and investors’ hopes of a December rate cut by the Federal Reserve faded. Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled 1.57% at the open, while the Topix index lost 0.72%. Tech conglomerate…
NANJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 9, 2025 – Citizens shopping at a farmers’ market in Nanjing, China’s Jiangsu Province on November 9, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Deflation pressures in China alleviated in October as consumer prices returned to growth after remaining in negative territory for the most part this year, helped by…