Price disparity hits record in China’s housing market
May 18, 2016 05:53 am UTC| Commentary Real Estate
As per April numbers, house price in China moved up again and at faster pace, which is likely to be assumed by some as recovery others as bubble or at least recovery due to stimulus. To support the arguments of those,...
China’s rising M1 money supply reflects structural change in bank deposits
May 17, 2016 07:13 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Rising money supply in China, both M1 and M2 reflect that the economys banking deposits are undergoing structural changes. In the latest monetary statistics released by the Peoples Bank of China on May 13, a...
Slowing credit growth poses downside risk to China's property market
May 16, 2016 13:33 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
Chinese construction activity continued ramp up in April, but concerns are rising about the sustainability of growth. A rebound in real estate investment in early 2016 has supported a surge in construction activity. In the...
China April growth moderates on slow investment, manufacturing activities
May 16, 2016 09:16 am UTC| Commentary
The Chinese economy witnessed slight moderation in the April growth process, with fixed asset investment slowing and manufacturing activities taking a backseat, though industry performances remained mixed. Fixed asset...
Chinese April data pose doubts over recovery
May 16, 2016 07:07 am UTC| Commentary
Economic data released from China over the weekend posed fresh doubts over governments and its fiscal stimuluss ability to boost growth in worlds second largest economy. Retail sales rose 10.1% y/y, missing...
China’s industrial output likely eased slightly in April
May 13, 2016 10:42 am UTC| Commentary
China is likely to post another strong activity growth data for April after recording a considerable recovery in March. Growth in Chinas industrial output is expected to have slowed by just 0.1 percentage point to 6.7% y/y...
May 09, 2016 07:14 am UTC| Commentary
China published its April trade data that came in below expectations and surprised on the downside on the imports data. Chinas imports dropped 10.9% y/y in USD terms, in spite of stabilization in commodity prices. In...
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