China need policy easing to accelerate growth momentum

Sep 25, 2015 04:42 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The latest data continue to suggest weakened growth momentum and the growth outlook. Continued policy easing is anticipated to bolster the slowdown amid accelerating capital outflows and CNY depreciation...

China's 13th 5year Plan to be in focus in Q4

Sep 25, 2015 04:39 am UTC| Commentary

Finally, the focus in Q4 will be the draft of Chinas 13th 5-year Plan with main economic targets to be unveiled at the 5th Plenum of CPCCC meeting in late October. While an annual growth target could still be...

Daily Economic Outlook: 25th September, 2015

Sep 25, 2015 04:27 am UTC| Commentary

Risk sentiment continued to remain subdued yesterday, pushing major global equity indices further lower after losses from earlier in the week. A key influence remains the uncertainty over the outlook for US monetary policy...

A number of reforms to happen in China by end-2015

Sep 25, 2015 03:41 am UTC| Commentary

In terms of structural reforms, the pace of reforms so far has been below market expectations compared with the agenda listed in the Blueprint in late 2013. The most significant move since the previous EMQ would be the...

Deflationary signs put pressure on BOJ to act soon

Sep 25, 2015 03:14 am UTC| Commentary

Japans core inflation gauge slipped into negative territory for the first time since April 2013 last month, putting the Bank of Japan (BoJ) back at square one with inflation and placing greater pressure on the bank to act...

Continued fiscal and monetary easing likely to support China's growth

Sep 25, 2015 03:10 am UTC| Commentary

More fiscal and monetary easing in Q4 is likely to support Chinas growth. But the overall policy setting is not expected to change the economys structural softening trend, nor to give the economy a jump start by providing...

China's economy likely to bottom in Q3

Sep 25, 2015 03:04 am UTC| Commentary

Chinas updated quarterly growth path suggests the economy is expected to bottom in Q3, followed by a modest pick-up in growth momentum by end-2015, supported by accommodative policies."Based on data developments and model...