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China economic focus June 2026: the slowdown deepens
China's growth momentum has weakened sharply since April, following a strong first quarter. In the June China economic focus, we use declining tran...
China economic focus May 2026: the Middle East war scenarios
In the May China economic focus, we analyse how the Chinese economy will be impacted based on the global GDP scenarios from our Horizons: “Strait t...
Global economic outlook Q2 2025: trade tensions bite
Wood Mackenzie has revised its global economic outlook downward due to trade tensions. Our forecast for global gross domestic product growth is 2.4...
China economic focus January 2026: will the government save the economic downturn?
In our first edition of China economic focus in 2026, we discuss the outlook for the Chinese economy. We forecast China’s GDP growth to slow to 4.5...
China economic focus April 2026: navigating the energy crisis
As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues in April, 55% of China’s crude oil imports and 30% of the country’s LNG imports are at risk. In th...
China economic focus August 2026: the 15th Five-Year Plan for consumption
• China targets a 3.7% CAGR for retail sales of goods and catering to reach RMB60 trillion by 2030. This is a challenging target given the current ...
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