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Wen again gets what Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... set of numbers: Numbers that affirmed my continuing belief in its growth; Numbers that provided the answer as to why the PBOC has been silent since July (when it last cut interest rates down to 6.0% from 6.31%) despite easing inflation pressures. Numbers ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... could spin this as confirmation of the slowing Chinese economy. That may be true... but it also gives the government and the PBOC scope for further stimulation if necessary. Then again, they may not have to, especially if the exports numbers - up 9.9% ...

Spanish fly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... kilometres of roads and construct subways in 18 cities only just a little more than a week ago. There's the indiation that the PBOC would keep liquidity flowing in the system when it injected a net 365 billion yuan (or around US$58 billion) into the ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... money flows, there's good news in that other economy investors continue to worry about - China. The Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) is keeping the money flowing. It injected a net 365 billion yuan (or around US$58 billion) into the money markets this week. ...

Welcome to the QE Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... economy have turned towards the "no hard landing", "stimulus is working" side again. This, after the People's Bank of China (PBOC) reported that new lending jumped to 703.9 billion yuan (US$111 billion) in August - more than the 600 billion expected ...

The rally that no one's enjoyed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... feeling that it's the calm before the storm and it's only the hope, the prayer and the wish that the Fed and the ECB and the PBOC and the BOJ and the BOE and the RBA et. al. would hand us a big enough umbrella for protection. "I believe I can fly, I ...

China FDI flow slows, and?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... conditions and capabilities, and will be sure to fulfil this year's economic and social development targets." Looks like the PBOC will beat the Fed and the ECB to the punch. ================== You can read Ben Ong's monthly economic insight, review and ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... Remember last year when the rising price of pork caused protests and social unrest in the country? And the government and the PBOC tightened policy to slow inflation? The on-going weakness in developed economies could prevent the rising price of foodstuffs ...

Wen's visible hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... May, up from 681.8 in April and up 45.1% from the same month last year. And this, even before the Peoples Bank of China's (PBOC) back-to back interest rate reduction has filtered through to the economy. Looks like Australia will be getting lucky again. ...