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We have hit a hinge moment in the economy. For the past few years, there has been one problem on policymakers’ minds: inflation. But in mid-September, the Federal Reserve called [...]

Byline: Katrina Northrop It has been a grim month for the Chinese economy: A slew of recent data has revealed the world's second-largest economy is slowing faster than expected, causing [...]

Hang Seng rose by 150.84 points 0.75% to 20,229.94 Asian markets traded mostly higher in early deals on Friday, with the expectations of more interest rate cut by several central [...]

BEIJING, October 8, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The number of people in China covered by unemployment insurance had reached 245 million by the end of September, sources with the [...]

BEIJING, October 7, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The number of people in China covered by unemployment insurance had reached 245 million by the end of September, sources with the [...]

Chinese equities rose in a holiday-shortened week due to the Fed's decision to cut interest rates, despite disappointing economic data. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.21%, while the CSI 300 [...]

BEIJING, September 14, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's job market remained stable in the January-August period as the surveyed urban unemployment rate dropped on a year-on-year basis, official data [...]

BEIJING, September 14, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's job market remained stable in the January-August period as the surveyed urban unemployment rate dropped on a year-on-year basis, official data [...]

Byline: By, Lawrence Matheson China's economic recovery in July was hampered by an ongoing property crisis and weak consumer spending, according to data released on Thursday by the National Bureau [...]

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China’s surveyed jobless rate has remained steady at around 5 per cent. But it does not reflect emerging structural problems in the labour market that may impact the pace and [...]

BEIJING, China -- The following information was released by the State Council of the People's Republic of China: Central government departments have strengthened their efforts to combat the employment challenges [...]

Youth unemployment in China ticked up to 17.1 percent in July, official figures showed, the highest level this year as the world's second-largest economy faces mounting headwinds. China is battling [...]

BEIJING, August 15, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's job market remained stable in the January-July period as the surveyed urban unemployment rate dropped on a year-on-year basis, official data [...]

BEIJING, August 15, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's job market remained stable in the January-July period as the surveyed urban unemployment rate dropped on a year-on-year basis, official data [...]

BEIJING, August 15, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's job market remained stable in the January-July period as the surveyed urban unemployment rate dropped on a year-on-year basis, official data [...]

BEIJING, July 23, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China created a total of 6.98 million new urban jobs in the first half of the year, official data showed Tuesday. In [...]

BEIJING, July 23, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China created a total of 6.98 million new urban jobs in the first half of the year, official data showed Tuesday. In [...]

Gold prices experienced on Friday a sharp decline, influenced by a combination of profit-taking and speculation around a potential second term for former U.S. President Donald Trump. The strengthening of [...]

* Hong Kong shares fell by 1.4% to 17,558 in early deals, reaching a 10-week low. * Markets in China extended losses to their lowest in 4-1/2 months due to [...]

Byline: Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) -- Washington (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can [...]

URUMQI, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- What Aminam Tulladin wants above all else is her old job back. Recalling her workdays just a few years ago, she described [...]

China needed to speed up improvements to its social security net, invest in equality of education and increase the income of its middle class population, a policy adviser to Beijing [...]

Just a few short years following her graduation, 26-year-old Jiang Yujie has submitted her resignation for a second time, although she is fully aware of the risks in China’s slim [...]

Despite Beijing’s repeated push, young jobseekers are being forced to shed career aspirations and yield to lower-paid positions amid shrinking opportunities, mirroring the country’s mounting unemployment woes. Stella Zhang, who [...]

China will set an economic growth target of about 5 percent for 2024, one of its lowest in decades. China's rubber-stamp National People's Congress (NPC) is set to officially unveil [...]

The offshore yuan weakened past 7.23 per dollar, falling for the third straight session as the People's Bank of China left key lending rates unchanged during its May fixing, but [...]

The People's Bank of China kept key lending rates unchanged at the May fixing, matching market expectations. The 1-year loan prime rate (LPR), the benchmark for most corporate and household [...]

BEIJING, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's employment situation remained generally stable last month with a falling jobless rate, official data showed Friday. The surveyed urban unemployment rate [...]

The Hang Seng surged 302.82 points or 1.59% to finish at 19,376.53 on Thursday, reversing from slight losses in the prior session as all sectors gained. The index held its [...]

Hang Seng soars by 321.79 points 1.71% to 18,859.60 Asian markets traded in green in early deals of Friday, as the eight-month high number of weekly jobless claims spurred optimism [...]

Byline: Iris Zhao and Ilham Isaak lying flat, cheap housing, cost of living, beijing, shanghai, economic downturn, china economy, youth unemployment House and Home; Health; Community and Society; Housing Policy; [...]

BEIJING, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's job market remained generally stable in the first quarter of 2024, with a total of 3.03 million new urban jobs created [...]

BEIJING, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- by Xinhua writer Zhang Xu China's economic performance for the first quarter of this year was unveiled on Tuesday, showing a strong [...]

BEIJING, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- by Xinhua writer Zhang Xu China's economic performance for the first quarter of this year was unveiled on Tuesday, showing a strong [...]