China's economy grew 4.5 per cent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday (Jan 19), a touch above analysts' expectations and bang in line with the government's annual growth target. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) would expand 4.4 per cent from a year earlier, slowing from the third-quarter's 4.8 per cent pace as consumption and investment dragged. Last quarter's growth was the slowest in three years. For the whole of 2025, the world's second-largest economy expanded 5.0 per cent, meeting the government's annual growth target of ... (full story)