China’s economy regained some momentum in March thanks to fiscal support, which helped the Q1 GDP figures beat expectations. Still, this wasn’t enough to deliver faster growth over the quarter as a whole. The hit from US tariffs means the rest of the year will undoubtedly be weaker. But our base case is that domestic policy support will prevent growth from falling below 4.0% this year.
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