Gold, silver climb as US yields fall on softer retail sales
By Ishaan Arora Feb 11 (Reuters) – Gold and silver prices rose on Wednesday as U.S. Treasury bond…
December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate
Consumer activity slowed sharply for the December holiday shopping season amid a spate of rough weather, tariff impact…
US retail sales unexpectedly flat in December
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales were unexpectedly unchanged in December, putting consumer spending and the…
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…
China’s consumer spending push faces major challenge – debt-averse households
Chinese households have accelerated deleveraging – cutting debt relative to gross domestic product – at the fastest pace…
China targets hi-tech industries, domestic demand in 2026 with new policy package
Chinese authorities have signalled a new wave of measures to bolster domestic demand and hi-tech industries in the…
China’s consumers refuse to open their wallets. Is ‘luxury-phobia’ the problem?
As China struggles to boost consumer spending, a professor at one of the country’s top universities has argued…
Wholesale inflation was softer than expected, retail sales moved higher in November
Wholesale prices moved up less than expected while consumers kept up a heavy buying pace in November, according…
China’s economy loses momentum amid spending and investment slump
China’s economic slowdown became more entrenched in November, with retail sales recording their lowest month of year-on-year growth…
China’s growth engines sputter as retail and investment hit in November
China faces mounting pressure to ramp up stimulus as new data shows its growth engines sputtering, with retail…
China’s factory activity contracts in November for 8th month in a row
China’s factory activity contracted for an eighth consecutive month in November, according to official data, as external headwinds…
China retail sales grew at slowest pace in over a year
The growth of retail sales slowed again in China (Adek BERRY) Retail sales in China grew last month…