China’s growth efforts show cautious progress as businesses await bigger impact
China's recent push to spur economic growth has shown modest progress, but the broader impact remains limited. Earnings and corporate data suggest that a robust recovery in the world's second-largest economy may still be a long way off.
Since September, Beijing has introduced a series of stimulus measures aimed at boosting key sectors such as real estate and manufacturing. While there have been signs of improvement, many companies have maintained a cautious outlook. This sentiment was evident during Meituan's earnings call last week, when executives noted only a slight improvement in their hotel booking business.
“We are confident that these policies will gradually strengthen the real economy and incentivize consumer spending, creating more growth opportunities,” said Shaohui Chen, chief f...