Tag: Chinese economy

January 7, 2022

China’s lockdowns of big cities to fight coronavirus outbreaks are prompting concern about more disruptions to global industries after two makers of processor chips said their factories were affected. That has added to unease about the omicron variant’s global economic […]

April 16, 2021

BEIJING — China’s economy grew by double digits in the latest quarter but an explosive rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is slowing abruptly as manufacturing and consumer spending return to normal. The economy grew by 18.3% over a year ago, […]

April 9, 2021

BEIJING — As U.S.-China tensions continue to simmer under a new administration, risks for American investors with exposure to China are only going to rise, according to a report from Cowen. “We believe President Biden represents a greater risk for […]

January 18, 2021

Stock markets got off to a slow start for the week despite news that the Chinese economy grew 2.3% in 2020 after a sharp contraction early in the year. Shares fell in London and Tokyo on Monday but advanced in […]

December 2, 2020

For the second straight quarter, the world’s leading chief financial officers have a more positive outlook on the Chinese economy than they do for the economy of the United States. In the Q4 CNBC Global CFO Council Survey, CFOs gave […]

September 2, 2020

From regulatory approval to business decisions, major American financial giants are moving deeper into the Chinese market, even though political tensions between the two countries are growing. Citi announced Wednesday it received a domestic fund custody license from the China […]

January 15, 2020

President Donald Trump is expected to sign “phase one” of a U.S.-China trade deal Wednesday—marking a cooling of the trade war that has roiled markets and upset supply chains around the globe. On paper, the deal will enhance Intellectual Property […]

August 20, 2019

China’s central bank has changed the way commercial lenders set interest rates for loans — a move expected to bring borrowing costs lower at a time when the Chinese economy needs a boost. Growth in China is slowing down as […]

January 3, 2019

The health of the Chinese economy is becoming a big worry for some international firms. Buffeted by the ongoing trade war between Beijing and Washington — not to mention an already-anticipated slowdown in domestic growth engines — the world’s second-largest […]

November 9, 2018

Chinese exports to the US have risen this year as the country looks to get as many goods as possible off its shores before steeper tariffs come in January. “This growth is due to exporters’ concern that the 10% tariffs […]

May 24, 2017

How’s China doing in tackling its growing debt problem? Not great, according to one of the world’s top credit rating agencies. Moody’s Investors Service on Wednesday downgraded China’s sovereign debt one notch to A1, the agency’s fifth-highest rating. It’s the […]