Today's PMI reading points to cooling conditions in the manufacturing sector on the back of moderating policy support and weak lending activity last month. But with lending set to recover this month and policymakers prepared to step in if growth slows too sharply, the risk of a rapid deterioration of the economy in coming months looks small.
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