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Brent is set to close out August with a fifth successive monthly price rise

Brent hits 5-month high on supply cuts, China data

Business • 31 Aug 20

Chinese consumer inflation rose 5.2% year-on-year last month, slightly down from 5.4% the month before

China inflation still high on virus, food worries

Business • 10 Mar 20

Chinese industrial output rose just 5%, the slowest increase since 2002

More worry for China as industrial growth disappoints

Business • 14 Jun 19

the People's Bank of China has cut its reserve requirement for the fourth time this year

China slashes banks' reserve requirements

Business • 08 Oct 18

The world economy is on course for growth of 3.7% this year and next year, the OECD said today

OECD trims economic outlook over trade woes

Business • 20 Sep 18

Surveys of purchasing managers released today showed mounting pressure on factories across Europe and Asia

Factories globally feel the pinch from trade conflict

Business • 03 Sep 18

Caixin/Markit services purchasing managers' index rose to 54.7 in January from December's 53.9

China's service sector grows at fastest pace in 6 years

Business • 05 Feb 18

China has increased its fight against pollution

China economy rebounds in 2017 with 6.9% growth

Business • 18 Jan 18

China's retail sales rise by 10.3% in September, a boost for the overall economy

China's economic growth eases in third quarter

Business • 19 Oct 17

China's purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge of factory conditions, came in at 51.7 - beating estimates

China factory activity picks up in June

Business • 30 Jun 17

Chinese industrial production output rose 6.5% from a year ago

China factory output rises in May, officials cautious

Business • 14 Jun 17

China's economy grew 6.7% last year, the slowest pace in 26 years

China's economy gets off to strong start in 2017

Business • 14 Mar 17

China's February exports unexpectedly fell 1.3% from a year earlier, while imports jumped 38.1%

China posts first monthly trade deficit in 3 years

Business • 08 Mar 17

China's growth slowed to 6.7% in 2016 from 6.9% in 2015 despite an improvement in the fourth quarter of the year

China's growth slows to weakest pace in 26 years

Business • 20 Jan 17

The Chinese producer price index rose 5.5% year-on-year last month

China factory gate prices rise at five year high

Business • 10 Jan 17

China's services PMI rose to 53.4 in December on a seasonally adjusted basis from 53.1 in November

China's services sector activity at 17-month high

Business • 05 Jan 17

China's overseas shipments fell 7.3% year-on-year, while imports also fell 1.4%

China's exports drop for seventh month in a row

Business • 08 Nov 16

Chinese exports slump a worse than expected 10% in September

Gloomy China trade data raises recovery fears

Business • 13 Oct 16

Industrial output rose 6.3% in August from a year earlier

Chinese industrial output beats expectations

Business • 13 Sep 16

China's imports have now declined for 21 straight months, while exports have fallen for 12 of 13 months, helping to drag economic growth to its slowest in a quarter of a century

Poor China July imports suggest cooling demand

Business • 08 Aug 16

Fixed-asset investment growth in China fell to 9.6% in the months from January to May from a year earlier

China investment grows at slowest pace since 2000

Business • 13 Jun 16

The HSBC/Markit Flash China Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.5 in September from August's reading of 50.2

China factory activity edges up, employment down

Business • 23 Sep 14

China has set a GDP growth target of around 7.5% for 2014

China's premier seeks to reassure markets

Business • 28 Mar 14

China's Markit/HSBC services PMI for September dipped to 52.4 from August's 52.8

China services firms see slower growth

Business • 08 Oct 13

Flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) climbed to 51.2 from August's 50.1

China PMI hits six month high as demand rebounds

Business • 23 Sep 13