TOKYO -- Shares in companies doing business in China that had been bolstered by hopes of a post-zero-COVID boom in the world's second-largest economy are slumping on weak economic data that has brought these expectations into question.
Sluggish investment and consumption in key market slam consumer stocks
Estee Lauder has downgraded its full-year sales forecast, with its CEO explaining that Asia travel retail has recovered more gradually from the pandemic than other regions. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Shares in companies doing business in China that had been bolstered by hopes of a post-zero-COVID boom in the world's second-largest economy are slumping on weak economic data that has brought these expectations into question.