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APAC Market Outlook 2025: Global Influences, Regional Opportunities
China's economic landscape remains fraught with challenges, as growth and inflation risks continue to trend downward. The combination of constrained fiscal and credit support, high real interest rates, a significant overhang of housing inventory and excess manufacturing capacity underscores the precariousness of the current outlook. While China has improved its manufacturing capabilities, particularly in semiconductors and other technologies, these advancements are being overshadowed by escalating trade tensions and a long-term decline in both population and productivity growth. China's economic outlook is crucial ... (full story)