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Goldman Sachs, UBS raise China economic growth forecasts after US trade truce

With tariff reductions signalling a de-escalation of trade tensions between China and the United States, investment banks are upgrading their…

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Macroscope | World will need to borrow its way out of Trump’s tariff mess

While US President Donald Trump’s tariff wars might be laughably simplistic in their aim of balancing world trade, there is…

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Opinion | How China is turning Trump’s tariffs into an opportunity

As the US-China trade war escalates, US President Donald Trump has temporarily exempted imports from other countries from the punitive…

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As Guangdong GDP growth lags, is Jiangsu on track for No 1 spot in China?

The eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, which topped the national economic growth table in the first quarter of this year,…

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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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Fitch cuts China rating on weakening finances, debt concerns, following Trump tariffs

Fitch Ratings downgraded China’s sovereign rating on concerns over weakening finances and rising public debt, just one day after the…

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China hails untapped Asian partnerships amid protectionism, ‘external changes’

In the face of trade protectionism and rising global uncertainties, China and the entirety of Asia can find ways to…

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What tariffs? Another China GDP forecast rises on fast start, capital outlays

Morgan Stanley has become the latest organisation to upgrade China’s 2025 economic growth forecast, citing a fast start to the…

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Breaking | China’s 2025 starts with rising retail sales as consumption takes centre stage

China has reported a 4 per cent growth in consumption in the first two months of 2025, a modest increase…

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Hong Kong stocks slip with Asian markets, Nasdaq on heightened recession risks

Hong Kong stocks slid for a third straight day, tracking losses in major Asian markets, amid concerns rising tensions in…

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