China’s growth slowed for a sixth quarter as trade and manufacturing decelerated, putting pressure on Premier Wen Jiabao to boost stimulus to secure a second-half rebound. Gross domestic product expanded 7.6 percent last quarter from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said today in Beijing. The pace, a three-year low, compares with an 8.1 percent gain in the previous period and the 7.7 percent forecast by economists. Industrial production increased at a slower pace in June while retail sales growth decelerated. Wen may need to build on monetary easing and keep increasing investment to reverse the ... (full story)