Trump's tariffs on China bite US bargain-hunting online shoppers
Matthew Cannon's college-age daughter forwarded him a request from delivery company DHL asking for duties and fees of $45.19 ...
Wall Street Journal10d
Even China’s Property Stalwart Isn’t Immune From the Crisis
China’s property crisis is expected to worsen as new home sales plummet and indebted developers struggle to find funds to complete projects. WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng traveled to an abandoned ...
The New York Times25d
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion
China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two world wars. By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher, who began covering ...
The Economist22d
An initiative so feared that China has stopped saying its name
LIKE LORD VOLDEMORT from Harry Potter, “Made in China 2025” is an initiative which induces so much fear and loathing abroad that Chinese officials dare not speak its name. The plan ...
The New York Times21d
China Says Economy Grew 5% Last Year, Driven by Exports
Analysts say they see signs of malaise in China’s domestic economy, but those problems were offset mainly by robust exports and a $1 trillion trade surplus. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from ...
Business Insider21d
China hit its economic goals in 2024 despite a consumer spending problem
In a news release on Friday morning, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported its economy grew 5% in 2024 from a year ago, meeting its official target. Analysts polled by Reuters had ...
MarketWatch11d
China and the U.K. have the opposite problem. They just struck a deal.
China and the U.K. right now have the opposite problem. For China, the issue is growth, and the market signal has been plummeting bond yields BX:AMBMKRM-30Y in spite of promises by the country’s ...
CNN6d
Trump announces significant new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, sparking retaliatory actions
President Donald Trump announced extraordinary new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China — signing the long-promised economic policy at his Mar-a-Lago club on Saturday. The Trump administration ...
Bloomberg L.P.27d
China Repeats Vow to End Rampant Domestic Protectionism
China’s top economic planning body this week released a new set of guidelines for battling protectionism. But it had nothing to do with the US or Donald Trump. In fact, the document was all ...
The Economist29d
Does China have the fiscal firepower to rescue its economy?
China, for example, has taken pride in meeting these norms through thick and thin. In 2009, at the height of the global financial crisis, its official deficit was less than 2.8%. It is striking ...
Wall Street Journal23d
China Faces Harsh Dilemma as Yuan Comes Under Pressure
China is walking a tightrope on its currency. Economic fundamentals suggest a weaker yuan, but the specter of capital outflows still haunts Beijing, making it wary of any sharp moves in the ...
CNN10d
China and India agree to resume direct commercial flights for first time in five years
China and India have agreed to resume direct commercial flights for the first time in five years, in the latest sign of warming relations between the world’s two most populous countries.