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China vaccinates against corona

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... the third of Feb) to a mere 0.3% three weeks hence. What gives? What gave is the People's Republic of China's politburo and central bank got going. Apart from the government's drastic action at quarantining cities and regions infected by ...

Chief economist update: China's great leap forward 70 years in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... long way, baby! 1 October 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Politburo has much to celebrate and boast about. It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen. Chairman Mao Zedong's "Great ...

Chief economist update: Tweeting Trump versus totalitarian Xi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
US president Donald Trump is envious of Chinese president Xi Jinping. Perhaps it's P-envy (I don't have to spell the word, my head will be summarily chopped off), but US President Trump admitted as much about a year and half ago and before he ...

Chief economist update: China is back on track

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... as signalling further reductions in the reserve requirement ratio for smaller banks. So much so that when the Chinese Politburo met and reviewed the economy's first quarter performance on Good Friday, it was good. Unlike in previous Politburo tete-a-tete ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... would also persuade (?) financial institutions to lend, consumers to consume, businesses to borrow, etc. If only the Politburo could do the same thing to Trump.

Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... to historically cheap levels." These may be all talk for now but I'm sure that when the going gets tough-er, the Politburo would certainly act.

Chief economist update: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... could be taken as an indication of a weakening Chinese economy... or one that's slowing to target as "commanded" by the Politburo. According to China Beige Book International, the March quarter survey found that manufacturing profit growth weaken from ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... challenges - high debt levels, overcapacity, pollution, shadow market, corruption, etc. - but unlike "the west", the Politburo's diktats must be followed...or heads will roll literally. The Politburo says jump and economic agents ask how high, ensuring ...

China industrial profits surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... convenes on the 18 October but the latest data on the country's industrial profits indicate that it'll be easier for the Politburo to achieve its targets over the next five years. Sure Congress hasn't convened as yet, but its five-year goals have already ...

China slows to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... more sustainable" growth. More to the point, the slowdown in economic activity is an affirmation of the success of the Politburo's endeavours (commands? or heads will roll) at decreasing excess capacity, reining in credit expansion and the push towards ...