China’s industrial production showed unexpected strength in November and retail sales rose the most of this year, offering reassurance that the world’s second-largest economy is showing signs of stabilization. Industrial output rose 6.2 percent in November from a year earlier, the National Statistics Bureau said Saturday, compared with the 5.7 percent median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg and October’s 5.6 percent. Fixed-asset investment increased 10.2 percent in the first 11 months, while retail sales gained 11.2 percent in November. Chinese officials seek to maintain medium to high-speed growth while ... (full story)