China Hit Brakes on Fiscal Stimulus as Economy Holds Up Amid War - Bloomberg
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By Bloomberg News
April 24, 2026 at 8:10 AM UTC
Updated on April 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM UTC
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China pulled back on fiscal spending in March as the economy rebounded at the start of the year despite disruptions caused by the war in Iran.
A broad measure of public expenditure fell 2.5% last month from a year earlier, its biggest decline since October, according to Bloomberg calculations based on Ministry of Finance data released Friday.