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Economic recap: Week to December 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... fast forward to today and China is one of the main engines of growth in the global economy. Have no fear. China's politburo recently flagged the relaxation of some curbs in the real estate sector next year, determined to stabilise its economy. Already ...

Economic recap: Week to September 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... figures show that China's steel output fell to a 15-month low in July. Chinese steel production fell by 8.4%. With the Politburo "dictating" that steel mills ensure their 2021 steel production doesn't exceed that of 2020, "Analysts estimate output ...

Chief economist: The path to normality

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... stats - a question whose answer will determine future policy moves by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the Politburo. Retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment numbers for April suggest that China is gradually coming off ...

Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
The iron ore price has fallen by more than 4% over the past two weeks which, according to reports is due to concerns over further reduction cuts in Tangshan - China's top steel-producing city - under its anti-pollution plan. But akin to previous ...

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: Yuan the victim of China's success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
The Chinese yuan has seen a sharp appreciation, leading major Chinese news outlets to report that the government would be relaxing rules to make it simpler to settle the currency internationally. 'Twas less than one and a half years ago that the ...

Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
China has continued to tighten the screws on Australia after formally banning the importation of Australian coal. The reason, or reasons, are immaterial. Beijing could dig up a number of justifications for its most recent diktat the same way it did ...

Chief economist update: China's vote for US president

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... embolden Donald to double down on his trade war with China that, in turn, would be met by counter-measures from the Politburo, continuing the decline in global trade that we've witnessed over the past four years of the Trump administration. On the ...

Chief economist update: Middle Kingdom on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
China's cruel to be kind policy continues to pay dividends. Criticised and condemned they may be, but the swift and continued improvement in the economy prove that the Politburo's draconian restriction and lockdown measures implemented at the ...

Chief economist update: Get shorty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... by 3.2% in the year to the June quarter after slumping by 6.8% in the previous one. With the pandemic behind it the politburo can focus on strengthening the economy and with lesser strain on its monetary and fiscal balances. This isn't lost on investors. ...
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