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Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... expectations for an easing to 6.7% predicated on the slowing effects of the central government's and the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) crackdown on overcapacity, pollution, excessive leverage and rising debt to contain financial risks. Even better ...

Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... before heading down "towards the 2% target in the medium term". What may have not been expected was the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) rate hike announcement. But the adjustment was so small, financial markets barely reacted to it. The PBOC lifted its ...

Good news or bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... strong growth momentum in the Chinese economy. Bad because they imply that the central government and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) might be going back on its word (or worse, losing the war) to clamp down on excessive leverage and risky loans (through ...

Less liquidity to lessen risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... the slowest annual growth rate since January 1996. China's total social financing (TSF) - defined by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) as "a money-added concept, indicating total funds the real economy obtained from the financial system over a certain ...

China's inflation lift indicates strong demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... previous NBS data showed." While the rising pressure on consumer and producer prices suggests that the People's Bank of China (PBOC) could switch its current neutral with a tightening bias policy into actual tightening, note that despite the rising momentum ...

Not showing: inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... The chart below shows that most major economies' core inflation rates remain below their 2% target (the People's Bank of China's target is 3.5%). Only the UK's core inflation rate is above the Bank of England's (BOE) target driven by no other than the ...

Low inflation exporter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... 1.5% in the year to June, unchanged from the 1.5% rate recorded in the previous month and well-below the People's Bank of China's target of 3.0%. Month-on-month, consumer prices fell by 0.2% in June following a 0.1% decline in May, marking the fourth ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... speed up reforms "on tackling financial sector risks" to head off a steep correction in the future. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) is on the case. Citing the Chinese central bank's statement following its quarterly meeting, Xinhua news agency recently ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... called (dictated?) for increased efforts to ward off systemic risks to help maintain financial security. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) have also been working towards this goal by lifting short term interest rates - 7-day, 14-day and 28-day reverse ...

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... market bubble before it burst and create financial instability. The latest house price stats show that the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) efforts to slow property lending through higher interest rates and subsequent restrictions by local authorities ...