Tag: consumer spending

China orders banks and commerce officials to work more closely to boost consumption, directing coordination between financial institutions and commerce agencies as part of a domestic demand push. Consumption has been positioned as a core focus of economic planning under ...

By Peter Catterall and Isabel Kua China's economic growth slipped below five percent in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed Monday, the slowest pace in a year in the face of trade headwinds and a continued domestic consumer slump. ...