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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on the 5th of March this year, Chinese premier Li Kequiang 2021's GDP growth target of over 6%. This compares with consensus expectations - market, the IMF and the OECD - for China's ...

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 ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... the economy asked "do you want fries with that?" About this time last month during his visit to Mongolia, Premier Li Kequiang declared that, "We should use appropriate policy tools and pre-emptive fine-tuning in a timely and appropriate manner to help ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... political powers in Washington will again take it to the limit. US President Obama must be wishing he was Chinese Premier Li Kequiang instead where he can dictate outcomes, any outcome...or heads will roll. But nah...the United States of America is a ...

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... slowing growth numbers are correct, factual and to be trusted! Oh, pa-lease! Anyways, back to the point. Chinese Premier Li Kequiang has just drawn a line on the floor. No he's not about to play hopscotch with the rest of them Politburo guys. Beijing ...

Designer slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... China is not an accident but by grand Politburo design. How many times must Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Kequiang preach to all and sundry that they've changed their predecessors' growth target from 7.5% to 7.0% over the next five years ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... If slower short-term growth is the price it has to pay, so be it. Just ask Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Kequiang. Australians appear more concerned about China's slowing than China itself. The All Ords closed down 1.8% yesterday after ...
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