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1 Dec 2021 Stability and the Easing of Stagflation Risk in China

Chinese economic momentum stabilised in November, thanks to policy action.
The end of the energy crisis has boosted output, and eased some bottlenecks.
Infrastructure support looks to be arriving, propping up construction as property struggles.

Craig BothamChina+

12 Nov 2021 Halloween is Over, but China will Provide a Late October Scare

China's economy likely slowed in October, as energy outages worsened and property stress spread.
We think recent excitement over property sector stimulus is misplaced.
Retail sales should do better than expected, but it won't last.

Craig BothamChina+

2 Nov 2021 China's Output Continues to Crater, Driven by the Energy Crunch

The worsening energy crunch weighed heavily on Chinese manufacturing in October.
Inflationary pressures are building, thanks to energy price liberalisation.
Shortages of natural gas and fuel remain a risk to production and supply chains.

Craig BothamChina+

4 Oct 2021 I Don't Want that Much for Christmas (Luckily)

China's energy rationing is already hurting domes- tic economic activity...
...But it may represent opportunities for exporters of energy intensive goods.
Supply chain issues are intensifying, and will likely be exacerbated by problems in China.

Craig BothamChina+

8 Sept 2021 August's Punchy Trade Likely will Come at the Expense of September

China's trade surplus surprised in August, with two- way trade enjoying hefty rebounds from July.
Activity likely benefited from front-loading, though, and the orders data still point to a sharp correction.
FX reserves fell only marginally in August, suggest- ing a bounce-back in capital outflows.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

6 Sept 2021 China's Equity Rebound will Lack Fundamental Drivers

Services PMIs should rebound this month but the trends are concerning...
... Zero-Covid tolerance will keep drivers of above- trend private consumption growth on the sidelines...
...Where they could whither away; a rebound from the regulatory shock looks unsupported.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

1 Sept 2021 The Services Collapse in August Highlights the Cost of "Zero Covid"

The Delta wave was smaller than the last outbreak, yet it caused more damage to the services sector...
...Underscoring China's reluctance to ditch its Zero Covid stance; construction was the only bright spot.
The manufacturing PMI slipped only modestly in August, but forward-looking indicators stayed grim.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

10 Aug 2021 PBoC Tightening Would be Imminent if Not for the Delta Variant

PPI inflation is proving stubborn, while CPI inflation is just getting started.

Services inflation continues to rise, despite the broadening Delta scare.

Trade figures highlight the "mid-cycle" falter, as exports soften but imports stumble too.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

2 Aug 2021 Underlying Chinese Inflation is More Progressed than in DMs

China's PPI inflation is at or near its peak, and CPI inflation remains relatively tame...

... But underlying inflationary pressure is more ad- vanced in China, thanks to the early recovery.

More limited slack means services inflation is on a sustained uptrend.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

16 July 2021 Data are Conflicting, but we Think China's Growth Slowed in Q2

Sometimes when you put together the Chinese data, it feels like you are drawing from multiple jigsaw puzzles, each with pieces missing.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

13 July 2021 GDP Growth Probably was at its Lowest Point this Year in Q2

We've expressed misgivings for some time about the sustainability of GDP quarterly growth into Q2.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

9 July 2021 An RRR Cut Addresses Immediate Problems, it's not a Broad Easing

It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the Chinese monetary authorities are shifting to a broad-based easing stance.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

8 July 2021 CPI Inflation Could Still Edge Higher in June, Despite Mid-Year Weakness

Energy inflation is not straightforward to forecast in China, thanks to the lack of clarity over the CPI weights.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

2 July 2021 Chinese Manufacturing is Underperforming; Variants or Reversal

Data in the last few months have suggested that China's foreign trade and manufacturing sector is underperforming compared with Korea's.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

1 July 2021 Manufacturing PMI Points to Q2 GDP Growth Slowdown

The official manufacturing PMI indicates that bottlenecks remain a problem.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

28 June 2021 June PMIs will Provide Further Evidence of a Mid-Year Slowdown

China's official manufacturing PMI looks exposed in the context of the recent softening of regional trade flows. Korean 20-day export growth for June slowed to 29.4% year-over-year, from 53.0% in May.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+

16 June 2021 The BoJ has Ended QE Already, the Loan Programme will be Extended

The BoJ meeting this week could be live, with an extension of the Special Funds Supplying operation, likely to March next year, from September currently.

Freya Beamish (Chief Asia Economist)China+