What drives China's economy?
The world's second-largest economy, caught between an export-driven past and a consumer-led future, with a bruised property sector and a state that steps in when needed. Each row traces a chain of real events that moved demand, manufacturing, trade, and monetary policy in China.
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Sign upMAY 1 – MAY 31, 2026
MAY 21
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-05-20
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-05-20
The Iran conflict raises fuel costs, which increases production costs for rice, pushing prices up.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-21
Higher oil prices increase production and transport costs, leading to higher overall prices.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
MAY 20
🌍 Supply Disruption
2026-05-20
🇨🇳 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-20
Supply chain disruptions from the Middle East conflict raised costs, pushing up consumer and producer inflation in China.
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🇨🇳INFLATION ▲
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-05-18
🌍 Energy Price Rise
2026-05-18
Initial attacks in the Iran war drove oil and gas prices sharply higher.
🇨🇳 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-20
Higher energy costs increase production and transportation expenses, pushing up consumer and producer prices.
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🇨🇳INFLATION ▲
MAY 19
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-05-18
🌍 Energy Price Rise
2026-05-18
Initial attacks in the Iran war drove oil and gas prices sharply higher.
🌍 Inflation Rise
2026-05-18
Energy price shock from Middle East raises costs, pushing overall inflation higher.
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-05-19
Inflation raises costs, reducing spending and investment, which slows economic growth.
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🌍GDP ▼
🕌 Military Conflict
2026-05-19
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-19
The Middle East conflict raises energy prices, increasing costs for businesses and consumers globally.
🌍 Economic Growth Decline
2026-05-19
Inflation raises costs, reducing spending and investment, which slows economic growth.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-05-15
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-05-15
The Iran war and Trump's remark disrupted oil supply, pushing prices higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-19
Soaring oil prices increase production costs, leading to higher inflation.
🌍 Economic Growth Decline
2026-05-19
Inflation raises costs, reducing spending and investment, which slows economic growth.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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MAY 18
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-05-18
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-05-18
The Iran war disrupts oil supply, raising costs and dampening global economic growth.
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🌍GDP ▼
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-05-18
🌍 Energy Price Rise
2026-05-18
Initial attacks in the Iran war drove oil and gas prices sharply higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-18
Energy price shock from Middle East raises costs, pushing overall inflation higher.
🌍 Monetary Policy Tightening Expectation Rise
2026-05-18
Persistent inflation pressures limit central banks' ability to ease policy, keeping rates high.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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MAY 17
🕌 Energy Price Rise
2026-05-17
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-17
Middle East energy price shock is feeding into broader inflation pressures.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-05-18
Higher oil prices raise inflation, leading to expectations of interest rate hikes.
🌍 Copper Price Decline
2026-05-18
Higher interest rates are expected to slow economic growth, reducing demand for industrial metals like copper.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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MAY 14
🇮🇷 Military Standoff
2026-05-14
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-14
The standoff keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed, raising oil prices and fueling inflation.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-05-18
Higher oil prices raise inflation, leading to expectations of interest rate hikes.
🌍 Copper Price Decline
2026-05-18
Higher interest rates are expected to slow economic growth, reducing demand for industrial metals like copper.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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MAY 12
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-05-12
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-05-12
Higher crude oil prices from the Iran war pushed energy costs up, raising inflation.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-12
Higher oil prices increase production and transport costs, pushing up overall prices.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-05-18
Higher oil prices raise inflation, leading to expectations of interest rate hikes.
🌍 Copper Price Decline
2026-05-18
Higher interest rates are expected to slow economic growth, reducing demand for industrial metals like copper.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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MAY 11
🇨🇳 Transport Cost Rise
2026-05-11
🇨🇳 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-11
Higher transport costs from supply disruptions pushed up consumer prices in China.
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🇨🇳INFLATION ▲
MAY 8
🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-05-05
🌍 Energy Price Rise
2026-05-05
Fresh US-Iran attacks in the Middle East raised uncertainty, keeping energy prices elevated.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-08
Energy price shock from Strait of Hormuz disruption raises costs, fueling inflation concerns.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-05-18
Higher oil prices raise inflation, leading to expectations of interest rate hikes.
🌍 Copper Price Decline
2026-05-18
Higher interest rates are expected to slow economic growth, reducing demand for industrial metals like copper.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
MAY 7
🕌 Conflict
2026-05-07
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-07
The Middle East conflict raised energy and food prices, increasing inflation globally.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-05-18
Higher oil prices raise inflation, leading to expectations of interest rate hikes.
🌍 Copper Price Decline
2026-05-18
Higher interest rates are expected to slow economic growth, reducing demand for industrial metals like copper.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-05-05
🌍 Energy Price Rise
2026-05-05
Fresh US-Iran attacks in the Middle East raised uncertainty, keeping energy prices elevated.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-07
Energy price surge from Hormuz closure raises costs, fueling inflation fears.
🌍 Monetary Policy Tightening Expectation Rise
2026-05-18
Persistent inflation pressures limit central banks' ability to ease policy, keeping rates high.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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MAY 5
🌍 Shipping Disruption
2026-05-05
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-05
Shipping disruptions raise costs and keep energy prices high, fueling inflation.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-05-18
Higher oil prices raise inflation, leading to expectations of interest rate hikes.
🌍 Copper Price Decline
2026-05-18
Higher interest rates are expected to slow economic growth, reducing demand for industrial metals like copper.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-05-05
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-05
Fresh US-Iran attacks raise energy prices, fueling inflation concerns globally.
🌍 Monetary Policy Tightening Expectation Rise
2026-05-18
Persistent inflation pressures limit central banks' ability to ease policy, keeping rates high.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-05-05
🌍 DEMAND ▼
2026-05-05
The military strike raises concerns that could reduce manufacturing output and demand for copper.
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🌍DEMAND ▼
MAY 1
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-26
🌍 Energy Supply Disruption
2026-04-26
Military strike disrupts oil supply through Strait of Hormuz closure.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-01
Energy supply disruption raises costs, leading to higher inflation expectations.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-05-18
Higher oil prices raise inflation, leading to expectations of interest rate hikes.
🌍 Copper Price Decline
2026-05-18
Higher interest rates are expected to slow economic growth, reducing demand for industrial metals like copper.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 1 – APR 30, 2026
APR 30
🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-04-30
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-04-30
Fears of US military strike on Iran raise supply disruption risk, pushing oil prices higher.
🌍 INPUT COSTS ▲
2026-04-30
Higher oil prices increase costs for fertilizers and fuel, raising production expenses for farmers.
🌍 Corn Acreage Decline
2026-04-30
Higher fertilizer and energy costs squeeze farmer margins, leading them to plant less corn.
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🌍INPUT COSTS ▲
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🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-04-30
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-04-30
Fears of US military strike on Iran raise supply disruption risk, pushing oil prices higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-30
Oil price rise increases production and transport costs, leading to higher overall prices.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-26
🌍 Energy Supply Disruption
2026-04-26
Military strike disrupts oil supply through Strait of Hormuz closure.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-30
Energy supply disruption raises costs, leading to higher inflation expectations.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 29
🕌 Conflict Escalation
2026-04-29
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Conflict in the Middle East raises energy prices, which increases costs and pushes inflation higher.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇮🇷 Energy Shock
2026-04-29
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Oil price gains from the Iran war energy shock increase costs, leading to higher global inflation.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇺🇸 Peace Talks Stall
2026-04-29
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Stalled peace talks disrupted oil flows, tightening supply and raising inflation.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🕌 Military Conflict
2026-04-28
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-04-28
Middle East tensions and Strait of Hormuz closure disrupt oil supply, pushing prices higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Higher oil prices increase costs for fuel and goods, pushing overall prices up.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 28
🇮🇷 Peace Talks Stall
2026-04-28
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-28
Stalled peace talks disrupt oil supply, raising energy costs and fueling inflation.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇺🇸 Vessel Seizure
2026-04-20
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-20
The US seized an Iranian vessel, so Iran retaliated with drone strikes.
🌍 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-23
Iran's capture of ships in the Strait of Hormuz disrupts shipping, raising concerns.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-28
Closure of Strait of Hormuz threatens oil supply, raising energy costs and pushing inflation higher.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 27
🇮🇷 Military Blockade
2026-04-27
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-04-27
The blockade disrupts oil supply, raising costs and inflation, which slows global economic growth.
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🌍GDP ▼
🇮🇷 Military Blockade
2026-04-27
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-27
The blockade disrupts oil supply, raising energy costs and overall prices globally.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-04-24
🌍 Energy Price Rise
2026-04-24
Military strike threats and blockades disrupt oil supply, pushing energy prices higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-27
Higher energy prices increase production and transport costs, pushing up overall prices.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 26
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-26
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-04-26
The Iran war disrupts oil supply, raising costs and inflation, which hurts global economic growth.
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🌍GDP ▼
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-26
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-26
The military strike and blockade disrupt oil supply, raising energy costs and causing global inflation.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 24
🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-04-24
🌍 Energy Price Rise
2026-04-24
Military strike threats and blockades disrupt oil supply, pushing energy prices higher.
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-04-24
Higher oil prices increase costs and inflation, slowing economic growth.
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🌍GDP ▼
🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-04-24
🌍 Energy Price Rise
2026-04-24
Military strike threats and blockades disrupt oil supply, pushing energy prices higher.
🇨🇳 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-24
Higher oil prices increase costs for Chinese exporters, leading to higher consumer prices.
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🇨🇳INFLATION ▲
APR 21
🇮🇷 Conflict Escalation
2026-04-20
🌍 Energy Supply Disruption
2026-04-20
Renewed military conflict in the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted oil shipments, creating a global shortage.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-21
The Middle East conflict has reduced energy supplies, raising costs and pushing up prices globally.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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