china economy

The next major data from China to hit the markets is scheduled for Thursday at 02:00 CET (or Wednesday at 20:00 EST) which is the official NBS manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMIs for January. This could give us some volatility… Read More

China released its official economic growth report on Monday with data showing that for the year 2018, the world’s second-largest economy advanced at a pace of 6.6% on an annualized basis. This represents the slowest growth rate registered… Read More

We previously wrote about the importance of earnings season to the financial markets and how it influences currency moves. Now that earnings season is ramping up for the fourth quarter let's have a look at what major investors are… Read More

The latest consumer and producer prices index data from China continued to show that inflation was falling at a faster than expected pace. The data raised concerns on whether the slowdown was a result due to the tariffs imposed by the… Read More

Following far weaker than expected December manufacturing data, which highlighted the negative impact of the trade war, import and export data for the month has now indicated further weakness. Chinese exports fell 4.4% year over year… Read More

US crude oil inventories have started the year on a positive footing as the first industry data of the year has highlighted little change in stockpiles. The latest weekly report by the Energy Information Administration, covering the week… Read More

Fears of a slowdown in China were renewed this week as the latest economic data highlighted further contraction. Industrial profits slowed to 3.6% YoY in October, down from 4.1% over the prior month. Year to date growth now stands at 13.6%… Read More

The International Monetary Fund, in a report released last week, warned that further escalation of trade wars between the United States and China could have major repercussions in both countries next year. The IMF notes that China's… Read More

China's economy advanced in the first three months of this year, marking a second consecutive quarterly GDP expansion led by a pickup in investment, a rebound in the retail sales and government spending. Data from the National Bureau of… Read More