Many main indicators continue to show weakening signs: fixed asset investment slowed to 21.5% in July from 22.2% in June; industrial output fell to 17% from 17.6%; and consumer spending ...

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China’s GDP grew 10.3% yoy in Q2 2010, a significant dip from Q1’s 11.9%. Since there were signs of overheating earlier this year, we should read the drop-off as a positive development: ...

GDP growth slowed in H1, and fell to 10.3% in Q2 from 11.9% in Q1. It’s likely that the government-encouraged pullback in lending is a significant factor behind the slowing trend. ...

The Central Bank announced on June 19th that it would resume reform of the RMB’s exchange rate regime, to allow more flexibility, given improving international economic conditions ...

The macroeconomic situation has been fairly steady in recent months, and the latest central government statements suggest that the basic policy stance won’t change in the near future....

China’s GDP grew 11.9% y/y in Q1, a climb from 2009’s 8.7%, but it virtually flat on Q4’s y/y rate of 11.8%. Many market observers are projecting Chinese GDP growth at close to or ...

GDP growth continues to be strong, with the 11.9% y/y rise in Q1 flat on Q4 2009. The main contributor to growth is industrial output, up 19.6% y/y in Q1, and 8.6 pps from ytd output ...

The RMB question was at the top of the agenda during a press conference Premier Wen Jiabao gave in mid-March. Wen indicated that there was no room for currency revaluation. Recent ...

The Central Bank surprised the market in mid-February by announcing a hike in the bank deposit reserve requirement ratio -- the second in a month. This signals an acknowledgement that ...

Chinese GDP rose 8.7% in 2009, and 11.8% in Q4. Strong recovery last year was mainly due to rapid expansion in domestic investment and consumption. But for Q4, trade recovery also ...

The Central Bank raised the bank deposit reserve requirement ratio in early January, evidently aiming to tamp down soaring property prices and rising CPI inflation. The CPI was up ...

We expect caution to be the watchword for next year’s policies, after phrases like “stabilizing growth” were used at the Central Economic Work Conference in early December. Preliminary ...

The value added for all state and non-state industrial firms with annual turnover above 5 million yuan rose 16.1% y/y, or 9.4% in a year to October, from September’s 8.7% or 13.9%,

China’s GDP rose 7.7% y/y, and 8.9% q/q, in Q3, well above Q2 growth levels. The major drivers were investment expansion and consumer spending, both enjoying record high rises of late....

Rapid investment growth is mainly driving GDP increases, to 7.7% y/y and 8.9% q/q in Q3, from 7.1% and 8.1% in Q2. Fixed asset investment rose 37.3% y/y in September, up 1.1 pps from ...

Economic authorities have begun to cautiously fine tune stimulus measures, by requesting banks moderate lending, and by issuing short-term Central Bank financial bills in the interbank ...