Julian Evans-Pritchard
China fiscal deficit balloons to nearly $1 trillion
China's fiscal deficit ballooned to an all-time high of nearly $1 trillion in the first nine months of the year, analysis of government data by Bloomberg showed, as a real estate crisis and tax rebates to boost a cooling economy emptied government coffers.
China trade weakens after cities shut down to fight virus
China's export growth tumbled in April as global demand weakened, adding to pressure on the world's second-largest economy after Shanghai and other industrial cities were shut down to fight virus outbreaks.
US-China Officials Begin Trade War Talks in Beijing
US and Chinese officials have been holding a first day of talks in Beijing aimed at resolving their damaging trade dispute, reports BBC.
Last year, both countries imposed billions of dollars' worth of tariffs on each other's goods.
The two-day talks mark the first formal meeting since they agreed to refrain from any further tariffs for 90 days.
China's July Exports Accelerate Despite US Tariff Hike
BEIJING (AP) — China's export growth accelerated in July, showing little impact from a U.S. tariff hike in a spiraling dispute over technology. Sales to the United States rose 13.3 percent over a year earlier.
China's factory growth cools but construction boom fortifies economy
Growth in China's manufacturing sector cooled slightly in July as foreign demand for Chinese goods slackened, but a government-led infrastructure push kept construction humming and helped prop up the world's second-largest economy.
Chinese exports, imports beat forecasts but analysts wary
China on June 8 posted a forecast-busting surge in exports and imports in May, signaling improvement in the world's second largest economy, but there were warnings Beijing would struggle to maintain its momentum.
China trade rises unexpectedly in sign of global pick-up but Trump clouds 2017
China's imports grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in November, fueled by its strong thirst for commodities from coal to iron ore, while exports also rose unexpectedly, reflecting a pick-up in both domestic and global demand.