- Economy slows down, but more sustainable
- China's industrial growth slowed further in July as Beijing clamped down on credit and housing boom, but analysts do not believe the world's second largest economy to have a hard-landing.
High trade surplus 'likely to remain'
- High trade surplus 'likely to remain'
- The country's high trade surplus will likely remain for the rest of the year as domestic demand continues to shrink from government attempts to curb the property bubble, Chinese analysts have said.
- Analysts forecast slowdown of trade growth
- China's exports hit a record high in June, and the momentum slowed but continued in July. Analysts pointed out that monthly exports may not continue to set new records.
- Exports up, imports down
- China's exports surged last month, but imports fell due to weak domestic demand, Customs reported Tuesday.
Housing prices post slower growth
- Researcher: Housing prices to drop in 2nd half
- Data from China's National Bureau of Statistics showed that the trend in housing prices in 70 major cities remained generally unchanged during the last few months. However, some experts believe that the realty market will witness a decline in the remaining months of 2010 and bottom out in the first quarter of 2011.
- Housing prices level off, drop expected after Oct
- July housing price did not budge a bit from their June level, and analysts predict the prices will go down in the next two months due to strong regulatory signals and developers' mounting funding pressure.
- Government policies slow rise of property prices
- Property prices rose at the slowest pace in six months in July as the government clamped down on speculation to prevent asset bubbles and keep housing affordable.
Inflation expectations pick up
