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China’s exports likely grew strongly in March on base effect

Apr 12, 2016 12:57 pm UTC| Commentary

Chinas exports are likely to have grown strongly by 6.1% in March in CNY terms, as compared with -13.1% y/y in January and February of 2016, in spite of weak external demand, according to Societe Generale. The growth is...

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Has China's coal use peaked? Here's how to read the tea leaves

Apr 12, 2016 12:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

As the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world, how much coal China is burning is of global interest. In March, the countrys National Bureau of Statistics said the tonnage of coal has fallen for the second year...

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China’s economy to slow to 6.4% in 2016, further monetary accommodation to be implemented in near term

Apr 12, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Commentary

The real GDP growth of China is likely to moderate because of its dependence on industry, which is struggling from excess capacity, according to Scotiabank. It is becoming very clear that China is shifting toward a more...

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Upbeat Chinese PMIs show signs of stabilization, but do not confirm a sustained rebound

Apr 01, 2016 15:07 pm UTC| Commentary

Chinas official manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in at 50.2 for March, above a forecast of 49.3 from a Reuters poll, returning to growth for the first time since July. A similar improvement was seen in...

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Rise in China’s March manufacturing PMI hints at stabilization of manufacturing demand

Apr 01, 2016 08:06 am UTC| Commentary

Chinas manufacturing PMI for March rose by a solid 1.2ppt to 49.7, as compared with market forecast of 49.4. According to the earlier data, the index shows solid seasonality tends to increase in March due to the effects of...

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Fitch: Stimulus Fuels China's Housing Sales in Early 2016

Mar 23, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Research & Analysis Real Estate

Credit easing, lower down-payments and tax cuts fuelled 20% and 23% yoy growth in contracted sales in Chinas housing market in the first two months of 2016, respectively. Demand was strong from Tier 1 and some Tier 2...

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China to continue keeping exchange rate stable at adaptable and equilibrium level

Mar 22, 2016 06:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy

On Monday, Premier Li Keqiang told IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde that China does not intend to stimulate exports by devaluating the yuan and will continue to keep the exchange rate basically stable at an...