China’s consumer inflation likely accelerated in November as bad weather pushed up vegetable prices, reports Caixin, while factory-gate deflation is expected to remain broadly unchanged from October. A Caixin survey of 13 domestic and international institutions shows economists generally expect November’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation to rise, with an average forecast of 0.7% year-on-year. […]
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For the first time, China’s trade surplus topped $1 trillion in the first 11 months of 2025, despite a decline in exports to the US due to high tariffs. While US exports fell one third since the same period last year, exports to Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia surged. In November, China’s exports grew 5.9% […]
China’s top leaders have made strengthening domestic demand their top economic priority for 2026, reports Bloomberg, while hinting at a measured approach to stimulus. The Communist Party’s Politburo, “We must adhere to domestic demand as the main driver and build a strong domestic market,” during its December meeting. Authorities also vowed to grow “new productive […]
The US government will allow Nvidia to export its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, reports Reuters. President Donald Trump also said there would be a 25% fee for each chip, on top of the 15% already proposed in August. The decision follows a US debate about whether Nvidia and rivals would maintain their global […]
Chinese firms have committed some $80 billion in clean technology investments overseas over the past year, reports Reuters. Many countries have also deepened their cleantech cooperation with China in the wake of US tariffs. They are the findings of a report by Australian research group Climate Energy Finance (CEF), which says that the new figure […]