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Chinese government officials have outlined steps they are taking to try to boost domestic demand by getting consumers to ...

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Beijing’s leaders are ordering fiscally strapped local governments to spend more to help workers, consumers and businesses.

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Economists reckon that total consumption—including state spending on things like running schools and hospitals—will have to ...

[BEIJING] New bank lending in China tumbled more than expected in February from a record high the previous month, even as policymakers seek to shield the economy from an escalating trade war with the ...

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