🇨🇳CHINA’S ECONOMY STUMBLES - TARIFF TRUCE, BUT DAMAGE DONE
China’s April numbers are in: industrial output slowed, retail cooled, and the U.S trade war is still punching holes in Beijing’s growth story.
Sure, a 6.1% output beat expectations - but momentum’s fading, deflation looms, and factories tied to U.S exports are quietly sending workers home.
Trump’s tariff rollercoaster may have hit “pause,” but 30% duties still hang over China like smog over Shenzhen.
Beijing’s answer? Cut rates, flood liquidity, and pray the July Politburo meeting doesn’t come with more bad news.
Source: Reuters