Ingka Centres opens retail and commercial centre in Shanghai amid economic slowdown
Beijing has stepped up lobbying ahead of Brussels vote in escalating trade war
Regulator says loss-absorbing instrument does not fulfil purpose
Estimates underline scale of challenge facing Beijing as it seeks to reboot economy
Yi Gang calls for looser monetary policy in rare admission of pressing economic concern
All-shares deal comes against backdrop of weak markets and government pressure to consolidate financial sector
Investors and rating agencies expect Beijing to provide support rather than let senior bonds be written down
Analysts increasingly sceptical Beijing will reach 5% economic growth target for 2024
Latest trade salvo follows Ottawa’s decision last week to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese electric cars
Beijing escalates trade dispute after Brussels unveils additional levies on vehicles
Banks have disbursed only a fraction of the scheme’s target lending to buy up unsold housing
Company to issue $5bn of bonds and $4.8bn of convertible bonds
$84bn of initiatives announced in first year of the IRA and Chips Act have experienced slowdowns
Intense competition forces companies to seek out new areas of growth in one of world’s biggest dairy markets
World’s second-biggest economy is slowing, appetite for foreign brands has weakened and local competition is intense
Beijing’s focus on industrial output keeps downward pressure on factory prices
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Growing number of household animals amid declining human population forecast to build $12bn pet food market by 2030
Peter Hessler used his time in Sichuan as a teacher to build a more subtle understanding of a changing country
Chan Siun-kuen left rural China in the slipstream of the revolution for a rapidly urbanising Hong Kong. His herb garden restores a connection to forgotten traditions and the healing power of plants
Reductions come in wake of Communist party’s third plenum but impact likely to be moderate, warn analysts
Country’s once-voracious middle-class consumers have become more frugal
Weaker data release comes as Communist party leadership launches economic policy meeting
Development of vast Forest City complex in Johor has languished as Country Garden’s debt problems mount