China policy measures shake property stocks - MarketWatch

China policy measures shake property stocks - MarketWatch: "HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Chinese property stocks fell Friday in Hong Kong, with investor confidence in the sector taking a drubbing after what some analysts labeled as China's first sincere effort in the current easing cycle to tackle the nation's sizzling property market."

China's Q1 GDP rises a more-than-expected 11.9% - MarketWatch

China's Q1 GDP rises a more-than-expected 11.9% - MarketWatchLOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- China's first-quarter gross domestic product rose 11.9% from the year-ago period, beating consensus forecasts, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. Separate polls by Dow Jones Newswires and Reuters had expected GDP growth of 11.5%. The result was also above the 10.7% year-on-year increase posted in the last quarter of 2009. On the inflation front, March's consumer price index was 2.4% higher than a year earlier, while the producer price index was up 5.9%. Both Dow Jones Newswires and Reuters had expected a 2.6% rise in CPI, compared with February's 2.7% gain. [Corrects the March PPI rise figure]