China’s economy slowed in the second quarter even as it topped market forecast in a show of resilience against U.S. tariffs, though analysts warn of underlying weakness and rising risks that will ramp up pressure on Beijing to roll out more stimulus.

In the first half of the year, the world's second-largest economy expanded by 5.3 percent, the NBS said Tuesday.

S&P 500 EPS growth is expected to come in at 4.8% for Q2, which would be the lowest growth rate since Q4 2023.

China's economy grew 5.2% in the second quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, beating analysts' expectations by a touch and showing resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) would expand 5.

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,

China's economy is likely to have cooled in the second quarter after a solid start to the year, as trade tensions and a prolonged property downturn drag on demand, raising pressure on policymakers to roll out additional stimulus to underpin growth.

Chinas economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter of 2025 as trade tensions and the prolonged property downturn weighed on demand, intensifying pressure on policymakers to step up stimulus efforts.

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.

After a first quarter upended by a trade war, travel demand has stabilized to last year’s levels, Delta Air Lines said in its second quarter earnings release Thursday.