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Momentum still fading

The Conference Board’s leading index is picking up again, but other forward-looking indicators suggest that China’s economy is continuing to slow. We still think that the authorities will have to loosen policy further – probably including the raising of limits on bank lending – in order to prevent a hard landing.

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