China Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) (YoY) registered at -1.6%, below expectations (1.6%) in April

May 18, 2026

China’s Retail Sales rise 0.2% in April, Industrial Production up 4.1%

China’s Retail Sales rose 0.2% year-over-year (YoY) in April vs. 2.0% expected and 1.7% in March, the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday.

New Zealand Dollar holds losses below 0.5850 on weak Chinese data

The NZD/USD pair trades in negative territory around 0.5830 during the Asian trading hours on Monday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) faces some selling pressure following the downbeat Chinese economic data.