Economics
China Shocks With Rate Cut as Data Show ‘Alarming’ Slowdown
- Central bank surprises by cutting key interest rates
- Retail, industrial output, investment data miss estimates
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Source: Bloomberg
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China’s economic slowdown deepened in July due to a worsening property slump and continued coronavirus lockdowns, with an unexpected cut in interest rates unlikely to turn things around while those twin drags remain.