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Credit speeds up and slows down

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New bank loans sped up in November even as overall credit growth slowed. Total social financing (TSF) growth slowed fairly rapidly in the month – expanding by 12.5% y/y, down from 13% in October and marking the slowest pace of growth since March. Meanwhile traditional RMB bank lending accelerat...