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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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Weekly Monitor Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)

19 May 2025 China+ Monitor Japan's weak Q1 GDP print reinforces BoJ's decision to pause

  • Japan’s GDP shrank more than the market expected in Q1, and for the first time in a year.
  • Weak services exports were to blame; consumption was hit by fragile confidence and high inflation.
  • The BoJ will hold rate s for the time being, as it mulls the outcome of talks and assesses its effects.

Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+

12 May 2025 China+ Monitor China considering a major overhaul of its housing-market model

  • China reportedly plans to improve its housing model by banning pre-sale housing.
  • The move would allow the authorities to control the supply of housing better, stabilising prices.
  • China’s foreign reserves rose on the back of a bigger revaluation effect, thanks to the weaker USD in April.

Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+

6 May 2025 China+ Monitor US and China edge closer to trade talks after back-channel signals

  • Behind-the-scenes diplomacy has set the stage for Sino-US trade dialogue.
  • We expect the bilateral relationship to thaw as internal pressure forces both to the negotiating table.
  • Korea fast-tracks US trade talks as tariffs weaken exports and drive industrial activity to a 31-month low.

Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+

22 April 2025 China+ Monitor China's strategic pivot to ASEAN in the face of tariff pressures

  • President Xi concluded his tour of South-East Asian countries to push economic co-operation.
  • China is leveraging on its large market in the face of worries over second-order retaliatory measures.
  • China has appointed trade veteran Li as its new chief negotiator, signalling a readiness to talk.

Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+

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