China’s ‘K-shaped’ economy is divided not just by sector, but geography
China’s so-called K-shaped economy has attracted attention in recent months, as official data shows a disparity between the…
Below-normal monsoon won’t derail rural demand, says Nomura’s Mihir Shah
India’s consumer sector is bracing for a weaker-than-expected monsoon this year, but Nomura‘s Mihir Shah, VP – Research…
As China’s economy lumbers amid property crisis, why hasn’t AI helped pick up the slack?
Unlike the US, artificial intelligence (AI) may not be a panacea for China’s economy amid its deep property…
Is China set to benefit from new US Fed chair Kevin Warsh’s policy vision?
Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as the next chair of the United States Federal Reserve has fuelled debate over whether…
China’s factory activity contracts in January on weak domestic demand
China’s factory activity faltered in January as weak domestic demand dragged down production at the start of the…
Can rising lithium costs save China’s energy storage firms from a brutal price war?
China’s energy storage firms, battered by a three-year price war, have been jolted by lithium battery maker Deegares,…
China to keep economic strategy in 2026, but slightly lower GDP target possible: analysts
As the Chinese leadership prepares to set the economic agenda for the year ahead, analysts expect Beijing to…
800 million: how China plans to double its middle-income population
Xiao Mei, a kindergarten teaching assistant living in the suburbs of Hangzhou in eastern China, has barely seen…