China Growth
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Eight Ways Xi Jinping Thought Could Change China's Economy
EghtesadOnline: By adding “Xi Jinping Thought” to its constitution, the Communist Party of China has signaled that it will put environmental protection and other quality-of-life issues on more…
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China's economy seen growing 6.8 percent in 2017 and 6.4 percent in 2018: Reuters poll
EghtesadOnline: China’s economy will likely grow 6.8 percent in 2017, topping the state target and accelerating for the first time in seven years, a Reuters poll showed, as Beijing walks a tightrope…
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Early China Data Show Diverging Views, Stable Growth Outlook
EghtesadOnline: The earliest gauges of how China’s economy has fared this month show diverging sentiment among businesses, though the outlook is underpinned by expectations that the expansion…
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Metals Frenzy Sparks China Investor Rush to Smokestack Debt
EghtesadOnline: China’s so-called old-economy companies are enjoying a renaissance in the debt market, bouncing back from a beating on Beijing’s quest to modernize growth.
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IMF keeps global growth forecasts; China, eurozone revised higher
EghtesadOnline: The International Monetary Fund on Monday kept its growth forecasts for the world economy unchanged for this year and next, although it slightly revised up growth expectations…
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China factories recover in June, growth fastest in three months - Caixin PMI
EghtesadOnline: China's manufacturing engine cranked back into growth mode in June, expanding at the fastest pace in three months after unexpectedly contracting in May, as new orders and production…
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Moody's downgrades China, warns of fading financial strength as debt climbs
EghtesadOnline: Moody's Investors Service downgraded China's credit ratings on Wednesday, saying it expects the financial strength of the world's second-biggest economy will erode in coming years…
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Manufacturing and retail recovery drives China's solid Q1 growth
EghtesadOnline: A recovery in China's industrial sector, which accounts for about one-third of the economy, drove China's better-than-expected first quarter economic growth as export orders picked…
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Chinese growth prospects improved, policy still prudent: PBOC's Zhou
EghtesadOnline: Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said growth prospects have improved in the world's second-largest economy, but its monetary policy remains prudent and neutral.
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China Sets Growth Target of About 6.5% Amid Pledges to Ease Risk
EghtesadOnline: China set a 2017 growth target of "around 6.5 percent, or higher if possible" as focus shifts to easing risk and ensuring stability before a twice-a-decade leadership transition…
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Alibaba’s Million-Job Boast Reflects Slower China Growth Outlook
EghtesadOnline: Jack Ma talked the talk when he met Donald Trump this month, promising to create a million jobs in the U.S. by linking small businesses with Chinese online buyers. Now Michael…
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China should set more flexible GDP growth target in 2017: central bank adviser
EghtesadOnline: China should set a more flexible economic growth target this year to create more room for reforms, a central bank adviser told the official Xinhua news agency, suggesting a range…
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China policymakers pledge stability for 'complex' year ahead
EghtesadOnline: China's economy is on a steady growth path as 2016 ends, supported by a housing boom and billions in government investment, but the mood of policymakers is more cautious than…
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China should target 6.5 percent economic growth in 2017: think tank
EghtesadOnline: China should set an economic growth target of around 6.5 percent for 2017, although it is very likely that it will be able to exceed that level, the State Information Center said…
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China Premier Li says economy to maintain steady growth
EghtesadOnline: China will maintain steady growth and speed up economic transformation, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Saturday, adding that the world's No. 2 economy would be able to overcome…
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China Banking Distress a Reflection of Slow Growth
EghtesadOnline: For the past four years, analysts at Fitch Ratings and Wall Street banks have shared a consensus: a credit crisis will break out in China at any time.