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Chief economist update: Chinese activity indicators disappoint but growth target intact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
Disappointing. This is the one word that describes the latest batch of activity indicators out of China. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment that were still stronger than usual ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
GDP growth of over 6% for 2021. Chinese premier Li Kequiang announced this target growth rate at the opening of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 5. Many a time, China's annual economic growth ...

Chief economist update: Hong Kong is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic was both a curse and a blessing (for lack of a better word) for China's Politburo. Social restrictions and lockdowns imposed by the powers-that-be to contain the virus sent the economy plunging 6.8% in the year to the March ...

The great fall of China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... had the pandemic not prompted the powers-that-be into postponing (to later this year) the annual meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) - scheduled for early March - used as ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
If you want a poster boy to that old saying that, "a stitch in time saves nine" China is it. Latest data show that China's manufacturing sector is back in expansion. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) did nothing to monetary policy after the conclusion of its second board meeting this year. It kept the official cash rate at a record low, predicated on the same rationale it put forth at its February ...

Doubting the benefit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... different from that of the "west" - government plans need the approval of Congress or the Senate or both. The National People's Congress (NPC) merely rubber-stamps the Politburo's plans or heads will roll. Other PM Li likes include: CPI inflation of ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... just lowered its RRR and more are expected from Beijing in the way of both fiscal and monetary actions after the National People's Congress' concludes. In addition, although the latest US non-farm payrolls report - up by a bigger than expected 242K in ...

Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... China People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open on the 3rd of March and the more important, National People's Congress (NPC) will start on the 5th and lasts approximately 10 days. Financial markets expect that the Chinese government ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... nudging up 0.09 points to 1,998.38. Tokyo added 0.26 per cent, or 48.24 points, to close at 18,751.84. China's National People's Congress, the rubber-stamp legislature, opened with Premier Li Keqiang setting a growth target for this year of "approximately ...
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