China's economy set to slow in Q2
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Looming U.S. tariffs, together with a real estate market slump feeding into weakening consumer confidence, saw China's GDP growth slow in the second quarter.
In the first half of the year, the world's second-largest economy expanded by 5.3 percent, the NBS said Tuesday.
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Some economists in Singapore have raised their full-year growth forecast for 2025, following better-than-expected second quarter results. According to advance estimates, Q2 GDP expanded 4.3% despite US tariff uncertainty,
The economy grew 4.3 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Tariff negotiations have yet to be finalized, and the August 1st deadline may see some tariffs revert to 50% if deals are not completed or the deadline isn’t extended again.