{
  "id": 9042057,
  "title": "China rebalances…towards robots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/china-rebalances-towards-robots",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:30:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/china-rebalances-towards-robots/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Remember the quaint idea popularised by Professor Michael Pettis that China must rebalance its economy from investment to consumption, or it will inexorably slow into a Japanese-style quagmire? Apparently not! From Goldman. The production-consumption gap is widening. Industrial production growthn accelerated to 5.2% yoy in August, while retail sales growth slipped to 0.4% yoy. Measurement The…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}