Today’s benchmark interest rate cuts are a strong signal that policymakers are going all out to shore up China’s economy. Commercial banks are also being allowed to set both lending and deposit rates...

Recent weak data from China has led to renewed fears of a hard landing in Asia’s biggest economy. The countries most exposed would be those for which China is an important export market such as Hong...

Despite a healthy budget position, the stimulus plans being unveiled in China are heavily-weighted towards investment. In this China Watch we ask why fiscal options are being neglected. We also look...

China’s policymakers have the ability to shore up economic growth in the short-term. But in doing so, they will increase the chances that the economy will experience a sharper slump two or three years...