ASIA

ECONOMY | Staff Reporter, China
Published: 20 Jan 12
717 views


More policy easing expected in China

More policy easing expected in China

Economist says ongoing slowdown of investment and exports implies more headwinds to growth.

Hongbin Qu, Chief Economist, China & Co-Head of Asian Economic Research at HSBC, said:

The third consecutive below-50 reading of the manufacturing PMI suggested that growth is likely to moderate further, following the sharp drop of 4Q GDP to a three-year low at 8% on a q-o-q seasonally adjusted annualized basis.

Despite the upside surprise of industrial production growth in December, the ongoing slowdown of investment and exports implies more headwinds to growth and likely destocking pressures for manufacturers in the coming months. We expect more policy easing to stabilise growth.

Sign up for our weekly newsletter

Do you know more about this story? Contact us anonymously through this link.

Click here to learn about advertising, content sponsorship, events & rountables, custom media solutions, whitepaper writing, sales leads or eDM opportunities with us.

Tags: more policy easing in China, ongoing slowdown of investment and exports, China manufacturing PMI

TOP NEWS
In face of loss, Tiger can find hope Down Under
In face of loss, Tiger can find hope Down Under The carrier is scaling up its operations with the opening of a second base in Australia despite reporting a net loss of S$104m for FY12.
More Singapore SMBs securing data with virtualization
Ascott websites get smartphone-friendly
Scoot to possibly tie up with Tiger
Mayday, mayday: Tiger Airways reports net loss of $104.3m
ST Engineering embarks on collaborations for A330 conversion
Bad news for retailers: Sales to continue downtrend
Singapore banks in a sweet spot?
Singapore still a preferred target for acquisitions
Tiger Airways to ramp up flights to Malaysia and China for the holidays
OTHER ECONOMY NEWS
Defending the Singapore brand
Defending the Singapore brand This will so get me into trouble. But the Singapore brand needs everybody’s help.
Singapore way behind in inflation control
Korea's department stores suffer biggest decline in 3 years
Chart of the Day: Total trade up 7.5% in Q1
GDP gains momentum as manufacturing makes a comeback