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Global Enterprise

China weighing new property stimulus package as crisis lingers: sources

The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept at 3.0 per cent, while the five-year LPR was unchanged at 3.5 per cent.
Global Enterprise

China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for the sixth straight month

For the first 10 months of the year, the broad government expenditure totalled 30.7 trillion yuan, with its growth rate slowing to 5.2%.
International

China dials back budget spending by most in over four years

Retail sales, a gauge of consumption, rose 2.9 per cent in October after expanding 3.0 per cent in September, beating forecasts for a 2.8 per cent gain.
International

China’s economy jolted by weakest factory output, retail sales growth in over a year

A soft retail number is projected for release alongside other gauges that may similarly stoke concern about slowing economic growth in China.
Global Enterprise

China heads for longest consumption slowdown since post-Covid

A worker sorts packages at JD's warehouse during Singles' Day, China's massive annual shopping event in Beijing, China, Nov 11, 2025.
Global Enterprise

JD.com touts Singles’ Day sales despite China deflation concerns

Above: The People's Bank of China building in Beijing. The central bank will maintain reasonable parity among various types of interest rates, including its policy rate and market rates.
International

China’s central bank to maintain accommodative policy as challenges persist

DBS CEO Tan Su Shan speaks at a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker interview in Singapore November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Banking & Finance

DBS CEO Tan Su Shan sees tech-led growth in China despite property slowdown

Authorities will enhance their efforts to attract private investment in major projects covering nuclear power, hydropower and cross-regional power transmission channels.
Global Enterprise

China to step up policy support for private investment in energy sector

Outbound shipments from China shrank 1.1 per cent last month, the worst performance since February, customs data showed on Friday, reversing from a 8.3 per cent rise in September.
Global Enterprise

China exports unexpectedly slide to worst since Feb as global trade pressure mounts

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