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China’s Flash Manufacturing PMI Signals Further Expansion in October

24 Oct, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Uncategorized

China’s flash manufacturing PMI came in at 50.9 in October vs the official reading of 50.2 in September. Readings above 50 signal expansion. The rise was mostly driven by the backlog of work and employment components (though the employment component remains below 50), but new...

Chinese Corporate Balance Sheets Continue to Deteriorate

15 Oct, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Uncategorized

There has been much discussion in recent years of the leverage buildup in the Chinese corporate sector and the problems (or not) that this will (or won’t) create, so we thought we’d chime in with some quantitative data and let the reader make his or...