China's factory activity shrank for a fifth straight month and the services sector slowed sharply in September, suggesting Beijing will need even more stimulus to hit its 2024 growth target with only three months left in the year.

China’s factory activity continued to contract while the services sector slowed in September, as policymakers prepared an emergency stimulus blitz to revive an economy facing challenges across the board.

The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index came in at 49.8, slightly beating the 49.5 expected among economists polled by Reuters.

Medvedev has won 28.8% of his return games over his last 10 tournaments, and 79.8% of his service games. Over his last 10 tournaments, Alcaraz has won 35.8% of his return games an

Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the China Open semifinals for the second straight year after an impressive 7-5, 6-2 victory against Karen Khachanov on Monday. The 21-year-old Spaniard was characteristically relentless from the baseline and ground down the No.