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Short Insight – China: Encouraging signs

PublicationMacro economy
1 April 2019, 2:00 am
1 minute read

Clear improvement in China’s official PMIs, … … as well as in Caixin’s manufacturing PMI.Export and import subindices suggest Chinese foreign trade is bottoming out.Trade deal in sight, although strategic ‘tech’ competition will likely linger on.

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Arjen van Dijkhuizen

Arjen van Dijkhuizen

Senior Economist

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