Markets have tumbled as investors worry that Chinese shoppers will stay home for the Lunar New Year holiday and beyond. Economists say the possible impact isn’t yet clear.
Author: ALEXANDRA STEVENSON
Alibaba’s Hong Kong Shares Rise, Despite Protests
The Chinese e-commerce giant raised $11.2 billion, the territory’s biggest tally since 2010, showing investor enthusiasm despite worsening demonstrations.
Alibaba Raises Billions of Dollars in Hong Kong, Despite Protests
The $11.2 billion raised is the territory’s largest fund-raising since 2010, showing investor enthusiasm despite worsening demonstrations.
China’s Spenders Are Saving. That’s a Problem for Everyone.
Chinese consumers, a $4.9 trillion force, transformed the global economy. With their own economy slowing, they are pulling back.
Trade Tensions Ease as China Drops Some Pork and Soybean Tariffs
Details were scant, but the move could help ease Chinese food prices and comes as trade talks between the two countries are set to resume next month.
China Lifts Tariffs on Some U.S. Goods in Modest Olive Branch to Trump
The American imports spared by Beijing include lubricants, pesticides and cancer drugs but not the major agricultural products that Washington considers crucial to making a trade deal.
China Lifts Some U.S. Tariffs in Modest Olive Branch to Trump
Products exempted include cancer drugs, lubricants and pesticides but don’t include major agricultural products that Washington sees as key to a deal.
China Injects $126 Billion Into Its Slowing Economy
The move comes as Beijing fights a costly trade war with the United States while looking for ways to keep its growth going.
‘Weaponized’ Currency and Mining Limits: China’s Responses to Trump Take Shape
Beijing’s signals suggest it is ready to retaliate should the White House follow through on its new tariff threat, with potentially disruptive results.
China Signals It Will Continue to Weaken Its Currency as Trade War Rages
The country’s central bank guided the renminbi past another key point, suggesting Beijing could weaponize it if Trump imposes more tariffs.