Activity in China’s manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted in October for a third straight month, an official survey showed yesterday, fuelling fears that the economy may still be losing momentum despite a raft of stimulus measures.

The euro fell for a third day yesterday, its longest stretch of losses this month, on speculation that European Central Bank president Mario Draghi will consider adding to monetary stimulus.

China’s economic growth dipped below 7% for the first time since the global financial crisis, figures showed yesterday, hurt partly by cooling investment, raising pressure on Beijing to further cut interest rates and take other measures to stoke activity.

China’s economy is officially growing at a brisk clip of 7%, but many locally based executives at multinationals say they wouldn’t know it from the performance of their businesses.

Growth in China’s investment and factory output missed forecasts in August, pointing to a further cooling in the world’s second-largest economy that will likely prompt the country’s government to roll out more support measures.

Activity in China’s factory sector shrank at its fastest rate in at least three years in August as domestic and export orders tumbled, increasing investors’ fears that the world’s second-largest economy may be lurching toward a hard landing.

China’s factory sector unexpectedly shrank for the first time in nearly two and a half years in January and firms see more gloom ahead, an official survey showed yesterday, raising expectations that policymakers will take more action to forestall a sharper slowdown.

China’s economic growth slowed to 7.4% in 2014, the weakest expansion in more than two decades, and is forecast to slip further over the next two years.

Brent crude oil prices fell below $50 a barrel yesterday, after the global economic outlook darkened and Iraq announced record oil production.

China’s factory activity unexpectedly fell to a five-month low in October as firms fought slowing orders and rising costs.

China’s economic growth waned to a five-year low of 7.3% last quarter, raising concerns of a spillover effect on the global economy but falling roughly in line with Chinese leaders’ plans for a controlled slowdown.

Growth in China’s services sector slipped to a six-month low in July as new orders rose at their weakest rate in at least a year, taking some of the shine off an industry that has been a bright spot in the Chinese economy this year.

China’s new home prices in December jumped by the most last year even as the country’s biggest cities tightened property controls to moderate price gains.

China’s factory growth held at an 18-month high in November on firm domestic and foreign demand, defying expectations the economy faces a modest slowdown as 2013 draws to a close.

China’s economic growth rebounded in the latest quarter, easing pressure on communist leaders for more stimulus and allowing them to focus on longer-term reforms.

China’s factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than a year in August, with a jump in new orders, official data showed yesterday, raising hopes that a rapid economic slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy may have been arrested.

The yawning gulf between China’s rich and poor has been officially revealed as the Government says it urgently needs to narrow the politically explosive gap.

Growth in China’s factory production slowed to 8.9% in August while the country’s retail sales increased at a steady rate.

China’s economic growth slowed to a new three-year low in the latest quarter as exports and consumer spending weakened.

China’s inflation rose to a 37-month-high in July, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders to cool living costs while keeping economic growth on track as the US and European outlook worsens.

CHINA kicked off a once-a-decade census yesterday, a whirlwind 10-day count that sees six million census takers scrutinise apartment blocks, scour migrant areas and scan rural villages to document massive demographic changes in the world’s most populous country.

China began a once in 10 years census today that will see six million inspectors document massive demographic changes in the world’s most populous country.

China has overtaken the US as the world's largest user of energy, experts said today.

Chinese output roared ahead at its fastest pace for three years, official figures from the world’s third-biggest economy showed today.

CHINA’S economy has moved back to double digit growth of 10.7% in the last quarter of 2009.

The global economy will suffer the fallout from the financial crisis for years to come, the World Bank said today.

China’s sizzling economy grew by 10.7% last year and faces strains from a soaring trade surplus and excessive investment, the government said today, leaving open the possibility of new interest rate increases or economic controls.

China says its economy is much bigger and less export-dependant than previously reported, issuing new data that analysts say may ease fears its roaring growth is unsustainable – and encourage even more foreign investment.

China’s industrial output rose 16% in August from the same month last year, almost level with the pace of growth in July, the government reported Wednesday.

China’s huge economy grew by a blazing 9.5% in the first half of 2005, surging ahead despite efforts to ease breakneck growth, the government said today.

China's economy has seen another quarter of rapid growth with GDP up 9.7%, which is adding fuel to fears of unstable overheating.

China's economy is the fastest growing among the world's major economies with official figures showing GDP was up 9.1% in 2003.

India confirmed its first case of Sars today, a man who contracted the deadly virus after visiting Hong Kong and Singapore.