Emerging Markets Economics Update Why there’s less to the EM sell-off than meets the eye Warnings that the market turmoil in EMs over the past few weeks could presage a spate of crises similar to the late 1990s look overdone. A more sober assessment reveals three key points. 24th May 2018 · 1 min read
US Economics Update Deal with China doesn’t address underlying tensions The deal the US has apparently reached with China averts a full-blown trade war and provides another example of the administration backing down from tough rhetoric on trade in return for relatively... 23rd May 2018 · 1 min read
China Activity Monitor Economy accelerates as pollution crackdown ends Our China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that economic growth accelerated in April to a seven-month high as the government’s winter pollution crackdown ended. We think this mini rebound has now run its... 23rd May 2018 · 1 min read
China Economics Update The end of birth restrictions won’t lift birth rates The State Council is reportedly mulling the removal of all remaining limits on the number of children that Chinese families can have. But the small impact of past steps to dismantle the one-child... 22nd May 2018 · 1 min read
China Economics Update Capital Flows Monitor (Apr.) Rising US bond yields and trade tensions have dominated headlines over the past month. But there is no sign that either has had a big impact on flows of capital in or out of China. We estimate that... 21st May 2018 · 1 min read
China Chart Pack Renminbi resilient amidst EM currency sell-off With rising US bond yields putting EM currencies under pressure, the renminbi stands out as a beacon of stability. It has only edged down against the dollar and has continued strengthening in trade... 17th May 2018 · 1 min read
China Economics Update MSCI inclusion to have little practical impact MSCI today unveiled the full list of Chinese shares that will be added to its global indices starting next month. Inclusion is symbolically important for China’s leadership. But the impact on domestic... 15th May 2018 · 1 min read
China Data Response Activity & Spending (Apr.) Industrial activity was buoyed last month by the easing of pollution controls. But there are signs in the rest of today’s data that the broader economy is losing momentum. 15th May 2018 · 1 min read
China Economics Focus The coming slowdown in China China has had a stellar run during the past few decades, achieving sustained rates of growth only even previously seen in a handful of emerging economies. Most major forecasters expect this... 14th May 2018 · 24 mins read
China Data Response Bank Lending & Broad Credit (Apr.) The slowdown in broad credit growth that has been underway since mid-2016 moderated last month but a turnaround is unlikely for some time yet, meaning that weaker lending will remain a headwind to... 11th May 2018 · 1 min read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Putting the EM sell-off in context EM financial markets have steadied today, but the moves over the past few weeks have been relatively large compared with the other Fed-related sell-offs over the past 18 months. That said, this sell... 10th May 2018 · 1 min read
China Data Response Consumer & Producer Prices (Apr.) Today’s inflation data point to easing price pressures, consistent with our view that both consumer and producer price inflation are already past their peaks for the current economic cycle. 10th May 2018 · 1 min read
Commodities Update Commodity import volumes come off the boil China’s commodity import volumes held up in April, although the late timing of the Chinese New Year holiday is still having a disruptive effect on the data. We expect growth in import volumes to slow... 8th May 2018 · 1 min read
China Data Response Trade (Apr.) The latest trade data suggest that domestic demand is holding up fairly well. In contrast, despite a seasonal uptick in export growth, foreign demand for Chinese goods appears to have softened, with... 8th May 2018 · 1 min read
China Data Response FX Reserves (Apr.) China’s foreign exchange reserves continue to point to very little PBOC action in the FX markets, with muted capital outflows opening the door to renewed efforts to liberalise the capital account. 7th May 2018 · 1 min read
China Economics Update US asks for the moon in China trade talks Demands made by the US going into this week’s trade negotiations with China were unrealistically high and an agreement today was never likely. Indeed, unless the Trump administration settles for a lot... 4th May 2018 · 1 min read
