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Below is a list of our China+ Publications for the last 5 months. If you are looking for reports older than 5 months please email info@pantheonmacro.com, or contact your account rep

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PM Datanote: BoK Decision, Korea, February

In one line: Bank of Korea hold rates at 2.50%; Adding Fed-style dot plot to anchor market expectations, signals six months hold

PM Datanote: 20-Day Exports, Korea, February

In one line: Korea’s 20-day exports surge in February on semiconductors, despite fewer working days, as DRAM prices soar in Q1

PM Datanote: Exports, Japan, January

In one line: Japan exports spike on Lunar New Year boost, strong momentum unlikely to last.

PM Datanote: Preliminary GDP, Japan, Q4

In one line: Japan’s softer than expected GDP outturn reinforces our case for a later than market rate hike.

PM Datanote: Current Account, China, Q4 (Preliminary)

In one line: China’s Q4 current account surplus surges on strong goods exports 

PM Datanote: PPI, China, January

In one line: China’s PPI deflation eases further in January, but improvements were patchy.

PM Datanote: Foreign Reserves, China, January

In one line: China’s FX reserves jumped in January on factors beyond valuation effects.

PM Datanote: Foreign Reserves, China, February

In one line: China’s FX reserves rose further in February amid RMB strength, partly driven by exporters repatriating overseas USD proceeds.

CHINA+ DATA WRAP 9 March 2026: Consumer inflation gets holiday bump

In one line: Consumer inflation gets holiday bump; Producer inflation continued to improve, ahead of oil price surge



9 March 2026 China+ Monitor China sticks to its growth vision based on technology and industry

  • China’s 15th Five-Year Plan confirms the emphasis on technology and manufacturing to power growth...
  • ...We expect continued success on this front, but little progress in rebalancing to consumption and services.
  • Services development is hampered by low education; 65-to-70% of workers lack a high-school diploma.

CHINA+ DATA WRAP 5 March 2026: China's lower growth target

In one line: China's lower growth target signals priority for structural adjustment over short-term growth




6 March 2026 China+ Monitor China seeks to project stability, while gradually patching up domestic issues

  • Premier Li set a lower growth target for 2026, as we expected, to put the focus on structural adjustment…
  • …China is reliant on export growth, but that could be in jeopardy given geopolitical tensions and trade risks.
  • Korea would be more vulnerable than Japan and China to a prolonged oil-price spike.

5 March 2026 China+ Monitor China NPC and Paris trade talks unfold amid escalating US-Iran conflict

  • China’s NPC meeting commences today; we expect a lower growth target and a focus on tech self-reliance…
  • …US-China trade representatives will meet in Paris next weekend, ahead of April’s Xi-Trump Beijing summit. 
  • The conflict in Iran likely adds 0.1pp to East Asian inflation over a few months, due to logistics issues.

4 March 2026 China+ Monitor Industrial sector prioritisation limits China's options for rebalancing

  • Premier Li is likely to trim the 2025 growth target tomorrow, putting the focus on medium-term goals.
  • China will probably step up the rhetoric on consumption, but without the matching substance.
  • Policymakers are reluctant to shift support away from industrial policy, seen as key to China’s success.

PM Datanote: Exports, Korea, January

In one line: Korea’s export jump exaggerated by LNY timing; semiconductors still underpin growth.

PM Datanote: Non-Manufacturing PMI, China

In one line: Property and construction weakness drags China’s non-manufacturing PMI below 50

PM Datanote: Manufacturing PMI, China

In one line: China’s manufacturing PMI slips, as a larger-than-usual post-December festive and pre-LNY demand pullback exposes weak fundamentals.

PM Datanote: Exports, Korea, February

In one line: Korea exports surge in full-month February on global AI investment boom

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