Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 6, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s annual economic growth could be cut nearly in half this year if Europe’s debt crisis tips the world economy into a recession, putting pressure on Beijing to unveil “significant” fiscal stimulus, the International Monetary Fund said.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 5, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe’s importance as an export market and as a source of technology.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 3, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s headline consumer price index (CPI) is on track to fall on a month-to-month basis in the coming months and mark a year-on-year decline in the second half of 2012, a government economist said in comments published on Friday.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 2, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is considering increasing its participation in the rescue funds aimed at resolving the European debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told journalists on Thursday.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 19, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s 2012 economic outlook has dimmed because of weakening export demand and a faltering housing market, and its central bank will probably try to spur more bank lending to prevent a steeper slump, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 17, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy expanded at its weakest pace in 2-1/2 years in the latest quarter, with the sagging real estate and export sectors heralding a sharper slowdown in coming months and fresh pro-growth measures from the government.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 16, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s fledgling real estate investment fund market could see a surge of activity in 2012 as property developers launch their own vehicles in a desperate bid to bridge an estimated $111 billion financing gap in the year ahead.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 13, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s official reserves slipped to $3.18 trillion in the final quarter of 2011, signaling that the days of rampant export-led accumulation of foreign currency are numbered and that new monetary policy steps may be needed to counter capital outflows.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 10, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports and imports grew at their slowest pace in more than two years in December as foreign and domestic demand ebbed, data released on Tuesday showed, bolstering the case for Beijing to further relax monetary policy to foster economic growth.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 1, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank governor argued in comments published on Saturday that Beijing does not control the yuan’s flow across borders as tightly as some think and that it is natural for the currency’s trading band to be widened over time.
