28 Jan 2022
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Calling all econ wonks! Today, we’re looking at the headwinds to China’s economy in 2022 – and the current and future policy reaction to address weakening growth.
Here’s where we’ll start: On January 17, the central bank (PBoC) cut the rate on RMB 700 billion in one-year loans under its medium-t...
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On Monday, we told you that China has announced a new tariff of up to 43.5% on imports of American propionic acid. An astute subscriber asked us to dig deeper: Of the tens of thousands of different products China imports… Read More »
April 15, 2024
The most important upcoming developments for policy and politics in China over the next month key developments politics Xi Jinping symposium with provincial leaders (coming month) econ and finance Quarterly Politburo meeting on the economy (end-April) foreign affairs Xi Jinping’s… Read More »