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China’s official youth unemployment rate for urban residents aged 16–24 (excluding students) fell to 16.5% in December, marking a fourth consecutive monthly decline. Despite the improvement, a record graduate cohort and rising demand for civil service roles suggest sustained structural pressure on entry-level employment.
China’s 2026 outlook is constrained by an unresolved property downturn that suppresses consumption and investment, alongside sustained trade frictions that raise costs and uncertainty. The source suggests policy outcomes in the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan will shape whether productivity-focused investment can offset structural slowdown pressures.
The source argues that Southeast Asia’s aviation growth outlook is increasingly constrained by Indonesia’s prolonged domestic market contraction, which accounts for more than half of the region’s remaining seat-capacity gap versus 2019. Currency-driven cost pressures, fleet constraints, and price-sensitive demand suggest a slower recovery path than optimistic long-range passenger forecasts imply.
Japan’s parliament has reappointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after an election delivered the LDP a two-thirds lower-house supermajority, enabling accelerated action on defence, immigration, and conservative social policy. The agenda faces near-term constraints from inflation and wage pressures, while external risks rise from tighter US alignment and renewed China-related retaliation dynamics tied to Taiwan signalling and symbolic diplomacy.
Source material indicates Xi used the 31 December 2025 New Year address to frame the transition to the 15th Five-Year Plan with emphasis on economic scale, capability-building, and targeted social measures. Parallel messaging on climate governance, APEC regional cooperation, and sovereignty issues suggests continuity in strategic priorities, while the Lunar New Year gathering is described as politically suggestive but under-detailed.
Per the source, Xi Jinping’s 31 December 2025 New Year address framed the completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan and set priorities for a high-quality development push as the 15th Five-Year Plan period begins. The speech combined economic confidence signals with sovereignty messaging and a multilateral governance narrative, though the source’s coverage may be incomplete.
Reuters-cited NBS data show China’s new home prices fell again in January 2026, with declines broadening across most surveyed cities and year-on-year drops accelerating. Policy easing and selective state involvement may slow monthly declines, but oversupply—especially in lower-tier cities—and weak confidence continue to constrain recovery prospects.
Source reporting indicates China’s housing market remains under pressure into early 2026, with broad-based price declines, weak demand, and elevated inventories limiting the impact of policy easing. Spillovers to local government finance, banks, and shadow credit channels remain key macro risks, while increased data opacity complicates market assessment.
Reuters-cited NBS data show China’s new home prices fell again in January 2026, with declines broadening across most surveyed cities and resale prices remaining under pressure. Policy easing and selective state involvement are slowing the pace of deterioration, but oversupply and fragile confidence continue to constrain a durable recovery.
Official January data cited by Reuters show China’s new home prices fell 0.4% month-on-month and 3.1% year-on-year, with 62 of 70 surveyed cities recording declines. Policy easing and selective state involvement have yet to deliver a broad recovery, while analysts highlight lower-tier inventory and ongoing developer funding strains as key constraints.
Source data indicates China’s housing market remained under pressure in early 2026, with broad-based price declines and S&P forecasting a sharper fall in primary sales. Policy easing has slowed the downturn but has not restored buyer confidence or resolved oversupply, sustaining macroeconomic headwinds.
Official data cited by Reuters show China’s new home prices fell 0.4% month-on-month in January and declined 3.1% year-on-year, with 62 of 70 surveyed cities posting drops. Despite policy easing and selective state-linked interventions, weak demand and heavy lower-tier inventories continue to pressure developers and constrain a consumption-led recovery.
Angus Taylor’s elevation to Liberal leader and Jane Hume’s election as deputy provide internal clarity and factional balance, but the party faces an immediate test with a volatile byelection in Farrer following Sussan Ley’s resignation. The document suggests the Liberals’ larger challenge remains unresolved: containing right-flank competition while rebuilding credibility and competitiveness in metropolitan seats amid a difficult economic backdrop.
Source material indicates China’s real estate slump persists into early 2026, with S&P projecting sharper sales declines and continued price weakness amid oversupply and developer stress. The report highlights growing macro-financial linkages to household wealth, local government refinancing pressures, and confidence risks tied to reduced data transparency.
NBS data cited in the source indicates urban youth unemployment (16–24, excluding students) fell to 16.5% in December 2025, continuing a decline from an August post-graduation peak. Despite stabilization signals and policy support, large graduate cohorts and job-market mismatches suggest the rate may remain elevated and volatile into early 2026.
Asian markets extended gains on Feb 10, 2026, led by Tokyo’s Nikkei hitting another record amid expectations of Japanese fiscal stimulus and tax cuts following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election win. Sentiment improved with a Wall Street tech-led rally, but investors remain focused on AI spending payback and imminent US payrolls, inflation, and retail sales data that could shift Fed rate expectations.
China’s urban youth unemployment rate (ages 16–24 excluding students) fell to 16.5% in December, marking a fourth consecutive monthly decline but remaining historically elevated. A record graduate cohort and rising competition for stable public-sector roles suggest improvement may be gradual despite ongoing policy support.
NBS data released in January 2026 shows China’s urban youth unemployment (16–24, excluding students) fell to 16.5% in December 2025, indicating tentative stabilization after a summer peak. However, cohort divergence and graduation-cycle volatility suggest continued pressure in early 2026 despite policy support and services-sector growth.
SCMP topic-page items indicate China’s property downturn persisted into early 2026, with falling prices, weakening sales, and continued developer balance-sheet stress. Policymakers and cities appear to be shifting toward targeted stabilisation measures, but limited fiscal space and uncertain restructuring outcomes remain key constraints.
China’s youth unemployment rate (ages 16–24 excluding students) fell to 16.5% in December from 16.9% in November, extending a four-month easing trend. The source indicates policymakers are elevating employment support amid deflationary pressures and a growing mismatch between skills and vacancies.
Financial Times metadata indicates Chinese provinces are setting lower GDP growth targets for 2026, implying more conservative subnational economic signalling. The extracted document is incomplete, so province-level figures and policy drivers cannot be verified from the provided text.
According to the source metadata, China’s economy is expected to rely primarily on exports for growth in 2025 while domestic demand remains weak. The outlook also points to a lower interest-rate environment and continued challenges in the real-estate sector, implying elevated exposure to external shocks and confidence constraints at home.
Source material indicates China’s real estate slump persisted through 2025 and into early 2026, with falling prices, weak sales, and declining investment amid large inventories and ongoing developer stress. Policy measures appear focused on targeted support and project completion, but the document suggests demand recovery remains limited and financial linkages—especially via LGFVs—remain a key macro risk.
More than a dozen Chinese provinces have reportedly lowered 2026 GDP growth targets, reinforcing expectations that Beijing may reduce its national target to roughly 4.5–5.0%. The source links the shift to weak domestic demand, a property-led investment drag, local fiscal constraints, and fading export momentum after 2025.
January–February 2026 topic coverage indicates China’s housing slump is increasingly linked to consumption, local-government finances, and financial stability. Policymakers appear to be shifting from incremental easing toward a more explicit stabilisation approach, while developer restructuring and price declines remain key market anchors.
China’s official youth unemployment rate for urban residents aged 16–24 (excluding students) fell to 16.5% in December, marking a fourth consecutive monthly decline. Despite the improvement, a record graduate cohort and rising demand for civil service roles suggest sustained structural pressure on entry-level employment.
China’s 2026 outlook is constrained by an unresolved property downturn that suppresses consumption and investment, alongside sustained trade frictions that raise costs and uncertainty. The source suggests policy outcomes in the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan will shape whether productivity-focused investment can offset structural slowdown pressures.
The source argues that Southeast Asia’s aviation growth outlook is increasingly constrained by Indonesia’s prolonged domestic market contraction, which accounts for more than half of the region’s remaining seat-capacity gap versus 2019. Currency-driven cost pressures, fleet constraints, and price-sensitive demand suggest a slower recovery path than optimistic long-range passenger forecasts imply.
Japan’s parliament has reappointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after an election delivered the LDP a two-thirds lower-house supermajority, enabling accelerated action on defence, immigration, and conservative social policy. The agenda faces near-term constraints from inflation and wage pressures, while external risks rise from tighter US alignment and renewed China-related retaliation dynamics tied to Taiwan signalling and symbolic diplomacy.
Source material indicates Xi used the 31 December 2025 New Year address to frame the transition to the 15th Five-Year Plan with emphasis on economic scale, capability-building, and targeted social measures. Parallel messaging on climate governance, APEC regional cooperation, and sovereignty issues suggests continuity in strategic priorities, while the Lunar New Year gathering is described as politically suggestive but under-detailed.
Per the source, Xi Jinping’s 31 December 2025 New Year address framed the completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan and set priorities for a high-quality development push as the 15th Five-Year Plan period begins. The speech combined economic confidence signals with sovereignty messaging and a multilateral governance narrative, though the source’s coverage may be incomplete.
Reuters-cited NBS data show China’s new home prices fell again in January 2026, with declines broadening across most surveyed cities and year-on-year drops accelerating. Policy easing and selective state involvement may slow monthly declines, but oversupply—especially in lower-tier cities—and weak confidence continue to constrain recovery prospects.
Source reporting indicates China’s housing market remains under pressure into early 2026, with broad-based price declines, weak demand, and elevated inventories limiting the impact of policy easing. Spillovers to local government finance, banks, and shadow credit channels remain key macro risks, while increased data opacity complicates market assessment.
Reuters-cited NBS data show China’s new home prices fell again in January 2026, with declines broadening across most surveyed cities and resale prices remaining under pressure. Policy easing and selective state involvement are slowing the pace of deterioration, but oversupply and fragile confidence continue to constrain a durable recovery.
Official January data cited by Reuters show China’s new home prices fell 0.4% month-on-month and 3.1% year-on-year, with 62 of 70 surveyed cities recording declines. Policy easing and selective state involvement have yet to deliver a broad recovery, while analysts highlight lower-tier inventory and ongoing developer funding strains as key constraints.
Source data indicates China’s housing market remained under pressure in early 2026, with broad-based price declines and S&P forecasting a sharper fall in primary sales. Policy easing has slowed the downturn but has not restored buyer confidence or resolved oversupply, sustaining macroeconomic headwinds.
Official data cited by Reuters show China’s new home prices fell 0.4% month-on-month in January and declined 3.1% year-on-year, with 62 of 70 surveyed cities posting drops. Despite policy easing and selective state-linked interventions, weak demand and heavy lower-tier inventories continue to pressure developers and constrain a consumption-led recovery.
Angus Taylor’s elevation to Liberal leader and Jane Hume’s election as deputy provide internal clarity and factional balance, but the party faces an immediate test with a volatile byelection in Farrer following Sussan Ley’s resignation. The document suggests the Liberals’ larger challenge remains unresolved: containing right-flank competition while rebuilding credibility and competitiveness in metropolitan seats amid a difficult economic backdrop.
Source material indicates China’s real estate slump persists into early 2026, with S&P projecting sharper sales declines and continued price weakness amid oversupply and developer stress. The report highlights growing macro-financial linkages to household wealth, local government refinancing pressures, and confidence risks tied to reduced data transparency.
NBS data cited in the source indicates urban youth unemployment (16–24, excluding students) fell to 16.5% in December 2025, continuing a decline from an August post-graduation peak. Despite stabilization signals and policy support, large graduate cohorts and job-market mismatches suggest the rate may remain elevated and volatile into early 2026.
Asian markets extended gains on Feb 10, 2026, led by Tokyo’s Nikkei hitting another record amid expectations of Japanese fiscal stimulus and tax cuts following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election win. Sentiment improved with a Wall Street tech-led rally, but investors remain focused on AI spending payback and imminent US payrolls, inflation, and retail sales data that could shift Fed rate expectations.
China’s urban youth unemployment rate (ages 16–24 excluding students) fell to 16.5% in December, marking a fourth consecutive monthly decline but remaining historically elevated. A record graduate cohort and rising competition for stable public-sector roles suggest improvement may be gradual despite ongoing policy support.
NBS data released in January 2026 shows China’s urban youth unemployment (16–24, excluding students) fell to 16.5% in December 2025, indicating tentative stabilization after a summer peak. However, cohort divergence and graduation-cycle volatility suggest continued pressure in early 2026 despite policy support and services-sector growth.
SCMP topic-page items indicate China’s property downturn persisted into early 2026, with falling prices, weakening sales, and continued developer balance-sheet stress. Policymakers and cities appear to be shifting toward targeted stabilisation measures, but limited fiscal space and uncertain restructuring outcomes remain key constraints.
China’s youth unemployment rate (ages 16–24 excluding students) fell to 16.5% in December from 16.9% in November, extending a four-month easing trend. The source indicates policymakers are elevating employment support amid deflationary pressures and a growing mismatch between skills and vacancies.
Financial Times metadata indicates Chinese provinces are setting lower GDP growth targets for 2026, implying more conservative subnational economic signalling. The extracted document is incomplete, so province-level figures and policy drivers cannot be verified from the provided text.
According to the source metadata, China’s economy is expected to rely primarily on exports for growth in 2025 while domestic demand remains weak. The outlook also points to a lower interest-rate environment and continued challenges in the real-estate sector, implying elevated exposure to external shocks and confidence constraints at home.
Source material indicates China’s real estate slump persisted through 2025 and into early 2026, with falling prices, weak sales, and declining investment amid large inventories and ongoing developer stress. Policy measures appear focused on targeted support and project completion, but the document suggests demand recovery remains limited and financial linkages—especially via LGFVs—remain a key macro risk.
More than a dozen Chinese provinces have reportedly lowered 2026 GDP growth targets, reinforcing expectations that Beijing may reduce its national target to roughly 4.5–5.0%. The source links the shift to weak domestic demand, a property-led investment drag, local fiscal constraints, and fading export momentum after 2025.
January–February 2026 topic coverage indicates China’s housing slump is increasingly linked to consumption, local-government finances, and financial stability. Policymakers appear to be shifting from incremental easing toward a more explicit stabilisation approach, while developer restructuring and price declines remain key market anchors.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-1453 | China Youth Unemployment Eases to 16.5% in December, but Graduate Wave Sustains Pressure | China | 2026-02-20 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1397 | China’s 2026 Growth Squeeze: Property Drag Meets Persistent Tariff Uncertainty | China | 2026-02-20 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1385 | Indonesia’s Domestic Air Travel Slump Emerges as the Key Drag on Southeast Asia’s Aviation Forecasts | Indonesia | 2026-02-19 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1335 | Japan Reappoints PM Takaichi: Supermajority Enables Faster Rightward Shift Amid Inflation and China-US Crosswinds | Japan | 2026-02-18 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1312 | Xi’s 14th-to-15th Five-Year Plan Pivot: Economic Scale, Social Signaling, and Sovereignty Messaging | China Politics | 2026-02-18 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1237 | Xi’s 2026 New Year Address Signals 15th Five-Year Plan Priorities and Governance Messaging | China Politics | 2026-02-16 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1207 | China Housing Downturn Deepens Into 2026 as Oversupply and Weak Demand Persist | China Real Estate | 2026-02-16 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1206 | China Property Downturn Extends Into 2026 as Oversupply and Financing Strains Persist | China | 2026-02-16 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1168 | China Housing Downturn Deepens Into 2026 as Inventories and Weak Demand Persist | China Real Estate | 2026-02-15 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1148 | China Housing Downturn Deepens Into 2026 as Inventory Overhang and Soft Demand Persist | China Real Estate | 2026-02-14 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1147 | China Property Downturn Extends Into 2026 as Oversupply and Confidence Gaps Deepen | China | 2026-02-14 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1143 | China Housing Downturn Deepens in January as Inventory Overhang Limits Policy Impact | China Real Estate | 2026-02-14 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1131 | Australia’s Liberal Reset: Taylor Takes Over as Byelection and Urban Strategy Risks Mount | Australia | 2026-02-14 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-966 | China Property Downturn: 2026 Outlook Darkens as Oversupply and Debt Stress Prolong Adjustment | China | 2026-02-10 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-945 | China’s Youth Unemployment Eases Late-2025, but Structural Pressures Persist | China | 2026-02-10 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-920 | Asia Equities Rebound as Japan Election Shock Fuels Nikkei Records and US Data Looms | Asian Markets | 2026-02-10 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-883 | China Youth Unemployment Eases in December, but Structural Pressure Persists | China | 2026-02-09 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-879 | China’s Youth Unemployment Eases Late-2025, but Seasonal Pressures Persist into 2026 | China | 2026-02-09 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-778 | China Property in Early 2026: Stabilisation Push Meets Weak Demand and Restructuring Strain | China Property | 2026-02-07 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-732 | China Youth Jobless Rate Ticks Down in December as Beijing Signals 2026 Employment Priority | China | 2026-02-06 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-723 | China’s Provinces Signal a More Cautious Growth Stance for 2026 | China | 2026-02-05 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-658 | China 2025 Outlook: Export-Led Growth Amid Weak Domestic Demand and Property Headwinds | China | 2026-02-04 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-610 | China Property Downturn Extends Into 2026 as Oversupply and Debt Linkages Constrain Recovery | China | 2026-02-03 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-540 | Provincial GDP Target Cuts Signal China’s Likely 2026 Growth Reset | China | 2026-02-02 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-521 | China Property Downturn Becomes a Macro Stabilisation Test as Policymakers Weigh Stronger Support | China Property | 2026-02-01 | 0 | ACCESS » |