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Chinese consumer prices slip back into decline amid deflationary pressures

China’s consumer prices slipped back into decline in August, highlighting persistent deflationary pressures, while a narrower drop in factory-gate prices…

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China’s industrial profits fall more slowly amid crackdown on price wars

China’s industrial companies saw their profits fall at a slower pace in July, in a potential sign that efforts to…

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China seeks to bolster demand by subsidising interest costs on consumer loans

China has launched a year-long plan to offer interest subsidies for personal consumer loans as part of Beijing’s broader efforts…

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China’s consumer prices flat in July, while producer deflation persists

China’s consumer prices were unchanged last month from a year ago and producer deflation persisted, suggesting that demand remains weak…

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Opinion | China could become a high-income country this year, but can it stay one?

There seems to be a never-ending amount of scholarship and commentary on how China can escape the middle-income trap. It…

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China urged to take bolder steps to tackle price wars, deflation and weak demand

Beijing’s latest push to curb price wars may help ease deflationary pressures, but analysts warn the current measures fall short…

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AI might be answer to China’s labour woes, but could also fuel deflation, report says

While the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to mitigate an expected shortage of labour in China in the…

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Opinion | Why China’s problem of cutthroat competition demands the world’s attention

When Joseph Schumpeter coined the term “creative destruction”, he might not have realised just how destructive unrestrained competition could be.…

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China’s consumer prices fall in April, fuelling fears of deflation

China has reported a drop in consumer prices in April, unwelcome news as the country scrambles to battle deflation wrought…

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‘Open door red’ to ‘summer blue’: will second quarter slam China’s GDP again?

Each spring, China’s policymakers and state media customarily toss around an idiom to bid the economy an auspicious start: kai…

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