To encourage growth, Xi Jinping offers subsidies for upgrades of business and household equipment.

Until 2020, commodities traders and economists needed only a handful of data points to gauge the health and direction of ...

The Philippines is exploring the possibility of converting two islands that were once part of a U.S. navy base into a ...

Fitch Ratings expects world growth to slow to 2.3 per cent this year, "well below trend" and down from 2.9 per cent in 2024, ...

BEIJING--China’s economy is set to grow 5% this year, after a “strong” first quarter, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, upgrading its earlier forecast of 4.6% expansion ...

In comparing the GDP size of countries, I use the purchasing power parity (PPP) values, not current values for two reasons. One is that PPP adjusts prices of a comparable basket of commodities that ...

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese economy showed signs of improvement in ... the chief Greater China economist at ING, wrote in a report. Associated Press researcher Yu Bing contributed to this report.

Beijing’s leaders are ordering fiscally strapped local governments to spend more to help workers, consumers and businesses.

The plan builds on Premier Li Qiang’s promise during a major political meeting earlier this month to ensure that the “giant ship of China’s economy” will “sail steadily toward the future.” ...

ANZ analysts now expect China’s gross domestic product (GDP) to expand by 4.8% in 2025, up from their previous estimate of 4.3%, and by 4.5% in 2026, up from 4.0%. The revision follows robust ...

HSBC has upgraded its economic outlook for China, raising its 2025 GDP growth forecast to 4.8% from the previously projected ...