That second-quarter growth came below Beijing's full-year growth target range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal in decades.

Economic growth data for China in the April - June quarter. China Q2 GDP 0.9% q/q expected 0.9%, prior 1.3%4.3% y/y, well down from the Q1 growth rate of 5%expected 4.5%, prior 5.0%H1 2026 national urban surveyed unemployment rate averaged 5.2%I'll have more to come on this separately. 

Economic 'activity' data from China, June 2026Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) (YoY) (Jun) -5.7% a big miss, but the other data is strongexpected -4.9%, prior -4.1% Industrial Production (YoY) (Jun) +5.3%expected 4.6%, prior 4.5%Retail Sales (YoY) (Jun) +1.0%expected -0.1%, prior -0.6%Urban surveyed une

China House prices June 2026 ... I added more on this here: New home prices in China fell for a fourth straight year in June -3.3% y/y prior -3.5%-0.1% m/mprior -0.2%Still to come:The economic activity date from China, for June, along with Q2 growth data This arti

The modest easing in both the year-on-year and month-on-month declines offers a marginal sign that the pace of deterioration is slowing rather than accelerating, but the broader trend remains firmly negative and consistent with a market still searching for a bottom. Given the scale of household weal

SK Hynix led a broad rally in Asian technology shares on Wednesday, tracking a rebound in U.S. semiconductor shares after a sharp selloff earlier this week.

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We did the math over a 30-year period, and it’s not even close.

“I’ve always been a little skeptical of the government’s encouragement to delay claiming benefits.”

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