Chinese property prices warm up faster in February
Mar 18, 2016 11:01 am UTC| Commentary Real Estate
House price in China edged up again in February and at faster pace this time around, with more than 65% of the cities reporting a price rise. According to the survey, 47 of the 70 large cities surveyed, reported increased...
Chinese economy still struggles with mixed bag of economic data in Q1
Mar 16, 2016 14:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Activity indicators in Q1 so far evidenced that public investment strengthened, partly offsetting weakness in the private sector. Industrial production grew 5.4% YoY in Q1 so far, down from previous 5.9%...
NPC meetings suggests China's monetary and fiscal policy will be more pro-active in 2016
Mar 16, 2016 12:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Chinas parliament today approved a new five-year plan, setting out an ambitious target of an average economic growth of 6.5-7 per cent a year by 2020. The size of Chinas economy is expected to exceed 90 trillion yuan (USD...
China sees difficulties in manufacturing sector, serious about cutting overcapacity
Mar 16, 2016 10:13 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Chinas National Peoples Congress today approved the 13th five-year plan that highlights the major economic targets from 2016 to 2020. The key targets are newly added urban jobs and the economic growth. The Chinese...
China's overall growth outlook remains gloomy
Mar 15, 2016 15:33 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Chinas National Bureau of Statistics released two of Chinas key economic indicators retail sales and industrial production over the weekend and data printed disappointingly weak, underscoring the challenges policymakers...
Growth stabilization main priority for China in 2016
Mar 15, 2016 07:41 am UTC| Commentary
China is faced with several policy challenges, such as economic rebalancing, growth stabilisation and containing financial risks. Amongst these, growth stabilization is likely to be the main priority in 2016. During the...
Mar 14, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Chinas activity data for January and February were mixed. However, it indicated signs of growth stabilization and a more rapid rebound than expected in certain pockets of economy. Chinas property market rebounded in the...
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