In one line: China’s FX reserves dip on stronger dollar and bond loses in July.
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In one line: China’s monthly export momentum fades in July; pharma shipments surged while rare-earth exports rebound.
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In one line : Japan’s nominal wage growth remains sturdy amid trade headwinds, but real wages stay deeply negative.
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In one line: BoJ stands pat today, nudges up its inflation forecast; Ueda dovish at presser
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In one line: NBS non-manufacturing PMI dragged down by construction activity in July.
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In one line: China PMI signals weakening manufacturing momentum at the start of H2; policy support likely ahead
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In one line: China’s industrial profits slid further in June, weighed down by oversupply, weak demand and excessive competition.
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In one line: China keeps LPR unchanged, further easing expected in the second half of 2025
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In one line: Korea’s early export data remains sturdy on WDA basis amid US trade uncertainty
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In one line: Japan’s exports slip unexpectedly in June, raising risk of a technical recession
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- China’s broad credit growth edged up in July, only thanks to rapid government-bond issuance.
- Credit demand elsewhere appears lacklustre, with net long-term corporate loan repayments.
- Subsidies for consumer and services firm loans are helpful but unlikely to be a game-changer.
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- China’s consumer prices are teetering on the brink of deflation, with July’s rate falling back to 0.0%.
- Producer deflation has deepened further. Any progress on anti-involution will take time to appear.
- Trade uncertainty will weigh on factory-gate prices regardless; all eyes are on the 15th five-year plan.
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- China’s monthly export momentum slowed for a second straight month as the US reprieve expiry nears.
- Easing of the seasonally adjusted rate likely reflects fading stockpiling and transshipment demand in July.
- Shipments of pharma and rare earth surged after the ‘London consensus’ and ahead of Section 232 tariffs.
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- China’s FX reserves fell less than the market expected, but still staged the first drop since December.
- The currency-valuation effect was the main downward driver, and the bond-valuation effect to a lesser extent.
- The evolution of China’s FX reserves in H2 hinges critically on the outlook for USD and the Fed.
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- China’s consumer sentiment is near historic lows, weighed down by property- and job-market worries.
- Employment sentiment is nearly as feeble as at the global financial crisis low point.
- More people expect broad inflation than deflation, which is largely confined to producer prices.
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In one line: Buoyant Caixin services PMI points to pockets of strength, such as tourism
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Caixin PMI reports falling export orders
Korean exports hold up thanks to front-loading, but domestic demand sags
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- China’s July manufacturing PMIs were buffeted by headwinds from trade risk and bad weather.
- But sentiment improved slightly, showing business confidence in new products and markets.
- The dipping construction PMI partly reflects a downshift in local-government fiscal stimulus.
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- - CHINA’S PRICE WARS WILL PROMPT POLICY RESPONSE
- - BOJ STRIKES CAUTIOUS TONE ON GROWTH OUTLOOK
- - BOK LIKELY TO EASE, DESPITE CURRENCY WORRY
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- The BoJ yesterday kept the policy rate on hold at 0.5%, as widely expected.
- The Bank remains cautious about the growth outlook, despite the US-Japan trade deal.
- The BoJ did raise its inflation forecast though, because of food inflation.
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