Evidence of an economic revival over the summer has settled the nerves of the many China watchers who had been worrying about an imminent crash. Those earlier fears were probably exaggerated, but the...

Investors and policymakers have been sounding more upbeat on China’s economicprospects recently. But sentiment among Chinese businesses appears still to beweakening. Meanwhile, Chinese households are...

The free trade zone about to be set up in Shanghai is intended as a testing ground for new policies, with a focus on liberalising the service sector, and financial services in particular. Successful...

Today’s inflation data added no additional pressure for monetary tightening while the weekend’s export data provided further evidence of a revival in foreign demand.