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Below is a list of our China+ Publications for the last 6 months. If you are looking for reports older than 6 months please email info@pantheonmacro.com, or contact your account rep

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Daily Monitor Datanotes Duncan Wrigley

14 June 2024 China+ Monitor China likely to opt for targeted response to EU tariffs on EVs

  • China will probably temper its response to the EU’s EV tariffs; a full-blown trade war should be avoided.
  • Labour Day holiday tourism likely boosted retail sales in May; car sales remain weak amid price cuts.
  • May’s jump in government-bond issuance should keep fixed asset investment ticking over.

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11 June 2024 China+ Monitor Japan's sluggish growth buffeted by widening auto safety investigations

  • Revised data confirm Japan’s weak Q1 GDP performance, especially private consumption.
  • The biggest short-term growth risk is the auto safety-test fiasco, encompassing five more firms.
  • China’s May foreign reserves rebounded thanks to currency valuation effects and a larger trade surplus.

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CHINA+ DATA WRAP 10 June 2024: China's export growth picks up

Japan's revised Q1 GDP still points to miserable domestic demand

Duncan WrigleyChina+

CHINA+ DATA WRAP 7 June 2024: China's export growth picks up

China's robust May export growth largely propelled by shipments to ASEAN

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7 June 2024 China+ Monitor China's service sector recovery is broadening, except for property

  • The May Caixin services activity index hit its highest level for almost a year, thanks to holiday spending.
  • Consumers are mostly opting for cheaper products, but this is starting to change as the recovery firms.
  • Restrained services inflation is likely to continue, given the cautious optimism about future demand.

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4 June 2024 China+ Monitor China's manufacturing output exceeding demand

  • China’s May manufacturing PMIs sent mixed signals, reflecting the uneven recovery.
  • Production continues to power ahead of demand, which 60% of manufacturers view as “insufficient”.
  • Stimulus funds have yet to boost construction, but steelmakers are optimistic about the year ahead.

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CHINA+ DATA WRAP 3 June 2024: Caixin PMI rises; Korean PMI hits two-year high

China's Caixin PMI rises, thanks to robust consumer goods output

Korean manufacturing PMI hits a two-year high

Duncan WrigleyChina+

CHINA+ DATA WRAP 24 May 2024: Japan's consumer inflation still cooling

Japan’s consumer inflation still cooling, as the BoJ monitors wage inflation and the impact of the weak JPY

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CHINA+ DATA WRAP 22 May 2024: Japan's exports maintain steady growth

Japan's exports maintain steady growth, led by cars and chips

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21 May 2024 China+ Monitor China's new property measures a good first step, but not enough

  • Policymakers on Friday announced a raft of property support measures aimed at tackling oversupply...
  • ...But the funding allocated to buy up unsold housing inventory is just the start, and more will be needed.
  • In April, second-hand housing prices plunged at their steepest rate since September 2014.

Duncan WrigleyChina+

CHINA+ DATA WRAP 17 May 2024; China activity - retail sales slow

China activity - retail sales slow as industrial output rebounds; likely major property policy announcement due today

Duncan WrigleyChina+

China+ Datanote: MLF Rate, China, May

The PBoC leaves the MLF rate unchanged, despite the April credit data dip

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CHINA+ DATA WRAP 11 May 2024; MLF rate on hold again

The PBoC leaves the MLF rate unchanged, despite the April credit data dip

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14 May 2024 China+ Monitor Bond issuance to start on Friday, in wake of miserable April credit data

  • China’s Ministry of Finance yesterday announced ultra-long special-bond issuance will start on Friday.
  • April’s credit data hit a wall, due to government-bond and bankers’ acceptances repayments .
  • Rising government-bond issuance should lift bond yields and credit growth from May onwards.

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China+ Datanote: Money & Credit, China, April

China's big money and credit misses reflect fund diversion and slow government bond issuance, rather than shifts in underlying credit demand  

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CHINA+ DATA WRAP 9 May 2024: China's exports see only modest improvement

Only modest improvement in China's headline exports; imports rise in anticipation of stimulus impact; Japanese broad wages yet to turn around

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10 May 2024 China+ Monitor China's exports recoup lost ground in April, thanks to base effects

  • China export growth bounced in April, thanks partly to receding high base from last year.
  • Adjusted for seasonal factors, monthly exports actually steepened its fall, pointing to still fragile recovery.
  • While exports share to US decreased over the years, those to Vietnam and Mexico are on the rise

Duncan WrigleyChina+

8 May 2024 China+ Monitor PSL funding removal likely heralding policy-bank bond issuance

  • April’s RMB343B PSL net repayment is probably related to the PBoC’s desire to cushion bond yields.
  • The April Caixin services activity PMI barely slowed, a rosier picture than the drop in the official index.
  • The Caixin index is tracking the service-sector output data better than the official index.

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