China's stimulus package might not be enough to fix its economy, but it sent stock markets 8.5% higher — a gain not seen since 2008
Skeptics have been out in force since China rolled out aggressive stimulus measures last week to prop up its ailing economy and markets. It's just not enough to reverse the magnitude of China's problems — including an epic property crisis and high youth unemployment — they say.
A new stimulus might (or might not) jump-start China's economy
Doldrums continue to plague China's post-pandemic economy. Now the country's leaders are firing up a new round of plans to jump-start growth. It just might not be enough.
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China’s Bold Stimulus Measures Won’t Save Its Flagging Economy
It is the first time I’ve ever seen the Chinese central bank directly use its own money to support the stock and real estate markets,” says Lu Xi, an assistant professor focusing on China’s economics at the National University of Singapore.
China's $114 billion stimulus package immediately boosted its stock market. But can it last?
China's $114 billion stimulus has some investors excited, but it's lacking support for the country's discouraged consumers.
China's bond market seems skeptical that recent stimulus will be enough
Yields on Chinese government debt are hovering near multi-decade lows as investors remain unconvinced by stimulus efforts.
China's Economic Planners Receive More Bad News
China's manufacturing sector remained in contraction territory for the fifth-straight month, according to the statistics ...
Why China’s Struggling Economy Is A Huge Price Boost For Bitcoin
As Bitcoin's price continues to test upwards momentum, China's economic slowdown may be an understudied and massive demand ...
China factory surveys show economy weakening, as Beijing steps up support
Surveys of Chinese factory managers show the economy weakening in recent weeks, as the government ratchets up stimulus.
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China marks 75 years of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger
China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the massive ...
China's Communist Party has ruled for 75 years. Will it make it to 100?
More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of China retains a firm grip on power ...
China just released aggressive measures to boost its economy — but some analysts say it's still not enough
"Today's policy measures are bold by historical standards," Betty Wang, the lead economist at Oxford Economics, wrote in a ...
China Tries to Jolt Ailing Economy
China’s central bank announced an unusually broad package that signals growing unease in Beijing after a run of downbeat ...
China Tariffs: US Deals Trade Blow to World's No. 2 Economy
Some analysts say the tariff hikes are more about scoring political points ahead of the election than having a meaningful ...
Even Xi Jinping admits China has a painful road ahead despite his new stimulus
"We must ready ourselves for danger, and prepare for rainy days," Xi said as he spoke of China's condition for the first time ...