China's economic growth missed expectations in the second quarter on weaker consumption and property market downturn, suggesting that more policy measures are needed to achieve the official growth target this year. Gross domestic product expanded 4.7 percent on year in the second quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.That was weaker than economists' forecast of 5.1 percent expa...
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.