Logo 13 Jun 2022

Credit growth better in May, but still dismal

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China’s central bank released the monthly credit data for May late on Friday.
The headlines:

Net new total social financing (TSF) hit RMB 2.79 trillion last month, versus the consensus forecast of RMB 2.02 trillion.
Net new bank loans were RMB 1.89 trillion in May, higher than the forecasted RMB 1....