IMF raises China’s 2023 and 2024 growth forecasts

Share: In its latest report published on Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for China to 5.4% in 2023 and 4.6% in 2024. This came in contrast with October’s outlook when the IMF revised down 2023 and 2024 China’s growth forecasts for China to 5.0%

China’s PMI Mixed, BOJ Minutes Well-Received by Nikkei

The softening in US August core PCE inflation (3.9% YoY vs previous 4.3%, 0.1% MoM vs previous 0.2%) failed to drive a sustained rebound in Wall Street last Friday, as Treasury yields stayed firm despite some paring in rate hike bets. While further progress on the core inflation front may offer room for the Federal

Sentiments on hold for Fed meeting, China’s loan prime rate in focus

Further de-risking took hold of Wall Street overnight, as the usual caution persisted in the lead-up to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, albeit with some paring of losses into the latter half of the session. Treasury yields resumed their ascent to retest their multi-year highs, seemingly reflecting increased positioning for a hawkish-pause scenario

China’s yuan will stabilise as domestic prices bottom out

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Signs of Chinese yuan and U.S. dollar are seen at a currency exchange store in Shanghai, China August 8, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s yuan will stabilise after improvements in recent economic data and the bottoming out of domestic prices, state-owned media said on Monday. China’s falling interest rates

ICYMI – China’s Industrial Bank cuts yuan deposit rates

Thursday evening news from China: China’s Industrial Bank says it’ll cut its yuan deposit rates by 10-25 basis points, effective from Friday, 1 September 2023. one-year deposit rate will be cut by 10 bps to 1.75% two-year deposit rate will be cut by 20 bps to 2.00% three- and five-year rates will be cut by