Households in China aren’t broke, the available data indicate. They’re just exhibiting a reluctance to spend..
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Instead of shopping they’re quietly stockpiling cash — ‘shadow saving’ — and it could short-circuit the global economy
Mar 18, 2026 10:00 UTC
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