The US Treasury has again chosen not to label China a currency manipulator. With US economic prospects looking brighter, the immediate risk of a flare up in tensions over China’s trade and currency...

The property tax plans that were announced yesterday look more like token measures than serious attempts to dampen property market speculation or provide local governments with a secure source of...

China’s dual imbalances – its trade surplus and its domestic reliance on investment over consumption – both widened in real terms in 2010. Government fiscal policy made things worse.

China’s economy ended 2010 with momentum strong but is likely to slow in 2011 as real estate construction spending weakens and stimulus projects reach completion. With inflation also now steadying...