China Macroeconomics & Academia

Christopher Balding

Macroeconomics

POST PMI OF AUGUST IS VERY INTERESTINGThe PMI for August is out and intriguing. Compared to last month’s PMI of 49.9, this month’s PMI is .5 points higher at 50.4 so far the best this year. But like always, Chinese data is heavily manipulated and doesn’t actually represent what is happening in the economy. Nevertheless, the latest PMI release commensurate with our belief about impact of fiscal stimulus on the economy as the primary driver of current activity. In order to understand the broader…

  POST PMI OF AUGUST IS VERY INTERESTINGThe PMI for August is out and intriguing. Compared to last month’s PMI of 49.9, this month’s PMI is .5 points higher at 50.4 so far the best this year. But like always, Chinese data is heavily manipulated and doesn’t actually represent what is happening in the economy. Nevertheless, the latest PMI release commensurate with our belief about impact of fiscal stimulus on the economy as the primary driver of current activity. In order to understand the broader…

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Carriers have withdrawn extremely low spot market freight rates on some, but not all, routesDrewry’s Global Freight Rate Index, a weighted average of spot container freight rates across all major routes except intra-Asia, swung back in Q216 by 13% to reach $1,403 per 40ft box. The global spot rate index had dropped to an all-time low of $1,113 per 40ft container in April.The 26% jump in the global rate index between April and July follows the recent tendency of ocean carriers to increase rates…

Carriers have withdrawn extremely low spot market freight rates on some, but not all, routesDrewry’s Global Freight Rate Index, a weighted average of spot container freight rates across all major routes except intra-Asia, swung back in Q216 by 13% to reach $1,403 per 40ft box. The global spot rate index had dropped to an all-time low of $1,113 per 40ft container in April.The 26% jump in the global rate index between April and July follows the recent tendency of ocean carriers to increase rates…

Container Shipping - Freight Rates Bottoming Out ?

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<a href="http://pubs.healtheffects.org/view.php?id=455" target="_blank">A comprehensive study</a> published last week by Tsinghua University and the Health Effects Institute found that coal combustion is the single largest source of air pollution-related health problems in China, contributing to 366,000 premature deaths in 2013.The study, which is the first comprehensive assessment at national and provincial levels of future burdens of disease due to coal burning and particulates, notes that China has implemented extensive pollution control programs for power plants…

A comprehensive study published last week by Tsinghua University and the Health Effects Institute found that coal combustion is the single largest source of air pollution-related health problems in China, contributing to 366,000 premature deaths in 2013.The study, which is the first comprehensive assessment at national and provincial levels of future burdens of disease due to coal burning and particulates, notes that China has implemented extensive pollution control programs for power plants…

Coal Burning Major Cause of Health Problems in China

The Chinese economy always has potential to surprise because of its tendency to bounce back from economic decline. It is however, no surprise that this situation owes much of the credit to the government stimulus. After witnessing an inevitable slow down since the second quarter it was anticipated that the government would inject additional stimulus this notion may be materializing.As seen in July data, there was no pickup in activity despite the expectations of industry watchers but the new…

The Chinese economy always has potential to surprise because of its tendency to bounce back from economic decline. It is however, no surprise that this situation owes much of the credit to the government stimulus. After witnessing an inevitable slow down since the second quarter it was anticipated that the government would inject additional stimulus this notion may be materializing.As seen in July data, there was no pickup in activity despite the expectations of industry watchers but the new…

The start of third quarter didn’t bring any good news for the Chinese economy. With the manufacturing deteriorating and RMB barely able to maintain its position, July’s PMI stood at 49.9, a decline of 0.1 as compared to last month. This depicts the economic contraction that we have been talking about since the middle of second quarter.  While Caixin composite PMI remained strong at 51.9, we have difficulty seeing this reflected in the data.The last few months saw industries facing declining…

The start of third quarter didn’t bring any good news for the Chinese economy. With the manufacturing deteriorating and RMB barely able to maintain its position, July’s PMI stood at 49.9, a decline of 0.1 as compared to last month. This depicts the economic contraction that we have been talking about since the middle of second quarter.  While Caixin composite PMI remained strong at 51.9, we have difficulty seeing this reflected in the data.The last few months saw industries facing declining…

July Output in China Indicates Further Economic Weakening

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Cosco Shipping Development Co., Ltd is a container shipping company based in China.  The Company owns, charters, and operates container vessels for the provision of international and domestic container marine transportation services.

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Chinese PMI Data Mildly Surprising

POST PMI OF AUGUST IS VERY INTERESTINGThe PMI for August is out and intriguing. Compared to last month’s PMI of 49.9, this month’s PMI is .5...

Christopher Balding

Container Shipping - Freight Rates Bottoming Out ?

Carriers have withdrawn extremely low spot market freight rates on some, but not all, routesDrewry’s Global Freight Rate Index, a weighted average...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Coal Burning Major Cause of Health Problems in China

A comprehensive study published last week by Tsinghua University and the Health Effects Institute found that coal combustion is the single largest...

Bixmoor

Early Reading on Chinese August Data

The Chinese economy always has potential to surprise because of its tendency to bounce back from economic decline. It is however, no surprise that...

Christopher Balding

July Output in China Indicates Further Economic Weakening

The start of third quarter didn’t bring any good news for the Chinese economy. With the manufacturing deteriorating and RMB barely able to maintain...

Christopher Balding

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