Wednesday, June 4, 2014

The Inscrutable East: Up? Down? Sideways?

The official Chinese manufacturing index rose from 50.4 in April to 50.8 in May.  To stimulate the economy, bank reserve requirements have been reduced.  Meanwhile, housing prices dropped from April to May, or so they say. China is still targeting 7.5% growth in 2014. Can they make it happen?  Doesn’t the market expect/fear worse? (FT Mon p4)

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