BEIJING (Reuters) – Growth in China’s industrial and retail sectors beat expectations in November, as government support propped up demand in the world’s second-largest economy and amid easing trade hostilities with Washington. The set of upbeat figures releas... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States should continue bilateral trade talks and work toward removing all existing tariffs, China’s National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Fu Linghui said on Monday. Fu also told reporters during a briefing that China’... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported weaker-than-expected investment and retail sales in April and a drop in home sales, clouding its economic outlook even as policymakers try to navigate debt risks and defuse a heated trade row with the United States. Fixed ass... More »
People walk past a store with signboards offering 70% off on store products in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker BRASILIA (Reuters) – Economic activity in Brazil expanded for a third straight month in November, the longest stre... More »
China's economy cooled further last month, with industrial output, fixed asset investment and retail sales missing expectations as the government extended a crackdown on debt risks and factory pollution. More »
China's strong economic growth showed visible signs of fading in July as lending costs rose and the gravity-defying property market cooled, though activity levels generally remained solid, propped up by a year-long construction spree. More »
By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) – – Being physically inactive raises the risk of losing the ability to perform activities of daily living – both bef More »
New houses are seen in Huaxi village, at Jiangsu province December 3, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo China’s economy largely showed further signs of steadying in October as expected, but disappointing retail sales growth and fears of U.S. trade frictio... More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – Health might be its own reward, but even cash incentives only work in the short term to motivate people to exer More »
BEIJING China unveiled details on Sunday of how it would restructure its state-owned enterprises (SOEs), including partial privatization, as data pointed to a cooling in the world’s second-largest economy. The guidelines, jointly issued by the Communist Party’... More »
BEIJING Growth in China’s factory output, investment and retail sales were all weaker than expected in July, adding pressure on Beijing to roll out more measures to prevent a deeper slowdown, days after it shocked markets by devaluing its currency. While the c... More »
