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China retail sales, industrial data grow faster than expected in October

BEIJING — China on Wednesday reported better-than-expected retail sales and industrial data for October, while the real estate drag worsened. …

China’s exports and imports drop again in September

BEIJING — China reported a smaller-than-expected decline in exports in September from a year ago, while imports missed, according to…

China’s retail sales surprise with faster growth in August, but real estate drag worsens

BEIJING — China’s retail sales and industrial production picked up pace in August with better-than-expected growth, according to National Bureau…

Kim and Putin talks end after two hours, leaders hail alliance stretching back to Cold War era

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates.  North Korean…

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit

Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll…

China reports big data miss in July, stops releasing youth unemployment numbers

BEIJING — China reported July data that broadly missed expectations. The National Bureau of Statistics report also did not include…

China’s consumer prices fall for the first time in 2 years, as fears of deflation grow

BEIJING — China reported inflation data for July that pointed to a modest improvement from June. The consumer price index…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang

BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended American actions to protect its national security in prepared remarks for a…

Janet Yellen arrives in Beijing on mission to find common ground for U.S. and China

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen landed in Beijing Thursday on a four-day trip aimed at finding common ground as rivalry between…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to meet with senior officials in China this week

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing this week to meet with senior Chinese officials. The Treasury said Yellen…