There is growing speculation that China’s one-child policy could be eased later this year. However, the economic impact of any change in the policy is likely to be relatively small.

Today’s data releases provide further evidence that China’s economy is improving. However, the rebound has been driven by investment spending and fuelled by rapid credit growth earlier this year. A...

The rebound in both China’s exports and imports in July was bigger than most had expected. On the export side, there are signs that foreign demand is recovering.Meanwhile, the import data provide...

Continued increases in pork and vegetable prices look likely to have driven consumer price inflation higher in July. Further rises probably lie ahead.