{"podcast":{"title":"China Economy with Fexingo: Beijing's Policies, Trade, and Asia-Pacific Markets","slug":"china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760","podcast_index_feed_id":7871760,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/china-economy.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":120,"summary":"China's economy is the world's second-largest, yet its policy signals can feel opaque. Lucas and Luna cut through the noise each episode, examining Beijing's latest monetary and fiscal moves, trade tensions with the US and EU, and the ripple effects across Asia-Pacific markets. They ground every conversation in real-time data from Chinese industrial production, PMIs, and export figures — no punditry, just the numbers and the strategic outlook. Whether dissecting the PBOC's rate decisions, the impact of export controls on semiconductors, or the shifting dynamics of ASEAN supply chains, this show serves investors, analysts, and executives who need to understand China's role in global markets — not headlines, but the underlying incentives and constraints. Expect a calm, evidence-based dissection of what works, what doesn't, and what could change next. Lucas challenges official narratives with data; Luna asks the uncomfortable questions about debt, demographics, and decoupling. Each episode leaves you with a clearer map of the risks and opportunities in the world's most consequential economy. How will China's stimulus affect your portfolio — and when does the trade war become a cold w…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:17:55.317167+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760"},"episode":{"title":"Why Chinas Consumer Slowdown Is Squeezing Small Manufacturers","slug":"why-chinas-consumer-slowdown-is-squeezing-small-manufacturers","published_at":"2026-06-21T18:51:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/why-chinas-consumer-slowdown-is-squeezing-small-manufacturers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/episode-0066.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/episode-0066.mp3","summary":"Episode 66 of China Economy with Fexingo examines how the gap between China's export boom and domestic spending weakness is squeezing small and mid-sized manufacturers. Lucas and Luna unpack May 2026 retail sales data showing a 0.8% year-over-year decline, the role of a weakening yuan at 6.76 per dollar, and how factory towns reliant on domestic orders are struggling even as exporters thrive. They focus on the city of Yiwu as a case study, where small household-goods producers report 15% revenue drops while export-oriented firms see 8% gains. The hosts also explore how provincial governments are stepping in with targeted consumption vouchers and delayed tax payments, and whether these measures can bridge the gap before the crucial Golden Week holiday in October. A specific, numbers-driven look at the real economy beneath China's headline growth. #ChinaEconomy #RetailSales #YuanWeakness #ManufacturingSlowdown #Yiwu #SmallBusiness #ExportBoom #DomesticConsumption #GoldenWeek #FiscalStimulus #TradeSurplus #AsiaMarkets #ConsumerSpending #FactoryTowns #LiquidityTrap #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 66 of China Economy with Fexingo examines how the gap between China's export boom and domestic spending weakness is squeezing small and mid-sized…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":673,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/episodes/why-chinas-consumer-slowdown-is-squeezing-small-manufacturers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/why-chinas-consumer-slowdown-is-squeezing-small-manufacturers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}