China Macroeconomics & Academia

Christopher Balding

Macroeconomics

While recent economic data releases of China are not promising, there are some positive prospects of the economy. While the RMB has been slumping, basic commodity prices like steel, iron ore, and coal have been soaring.  Given the ongoing slowdown, this seems puzzling but it may owe more to fundamental sources, albeit credit driven, than understood.While many Chinese industries suffered this year due to slow economic downturn, it looks like coal is recuperating due to increased consumption in…

While recent economic data releases of China are not promising, there are some positive prospects of the economy. While the RMB has been slumping, basic commodity prices like steel, iron ore, and coal have been soaring.  Given the ongoing slowdown, this seems puzzling but it may owe more to fundamental sources, albeit credit driven, than understood.While many Chinese industries suffered this year due to slow economic downturn, it looks like coal is recuperating due to increased consumption in…

What's Driving Changes to Chinese Coal and Steel Prices?

After being upgraded as a middle income level country, the middle kingdom seems to be slowing down economically and it can be vividly observed in the latest data releases. During the third quarter official Chinese GDP remained at 6.7% driven primarily by real estate and the opaquel name “other” industries. As we noted yesterday in our note about the discrepancy between headline GDP and underlying data, a look at monthly output from important sectors fails to match broader output in the Chinese…

After being upgraded as a middle income level country, the middle kingdom seems to be slowing down economically and it can be vividly observed in the latest data releases. During the third quarter official Chinese GDP remained at 6.7% driven primarily by real estate and the opaquel name “other” industries. As we noted yesterday in our note about the discrepancy between headline GDP and underlying data, a look at monthly output from important sectors fails to match broader output in the Chinese…

What Does Output Tell Us About the Chinese Economy?

China released GDP figures yesterday and it is difficult to find anyone who takes them as anything other nonsensical ramblings and definitely not any good faith representative data on the world’s second largest economy.  It is simply difficult to believe that an economy would grow at 6.7% for three consecutive quarters.  At the very least we would expect statistical noise.However, even light of the statistically dubious GDP data, we do believe there are insights that can be gleaned from the…

China released GDP figures yesterday and it is difficult to find anyone who takes them as anything other nonsensical ramblings and definitely not any good faith representative data on the world’s second largest economy.  It is simply difficult to believe that an economy would grow at 6.7% for three consecutive quarters.  At the very least we would expect statistical noise.However, even light of the statistically dubious GDP data, we do believe there are insights that can be gleaned from the…

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Equity Bottom-Up

International Traffic Remained Strong in September: For all three state-owned carriers, international travel demand remained strong in September, as measured by RPKs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/8239" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8239:1">Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK)</a> reported a 17.1% Y/Y increase in international RPKs in September, and for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1078" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1078:1">China Southern Airlines Co Ltd (1055 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1079" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1079:1">China Eastern Airlines Co (H) (670 HK)</a> international traffic grew by 15.6% and 28.6%, respectively. As we argued recently in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/chinese-transportation-in-a-sea-of-decline-express-int-l-air-travel-are-islands-of-growth" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:5932">Chinese Transportation: In A Sea Of Decline, Express &amp; Int’l</a>…

International Traffic Remained Strong in September: For all three state-owned carriers, international travel demand remained strong in September, as measured by RPKs. Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK) reported a 17.1% Y/Y increase in international RPKs in September, and for China Southern Airlines Co Ltd (1055 HK) and China Eastern Airlines Co (H) (670 HK) international traffic grew by 15.6% and 28.6%, respectively. As we argued recently in Chinese Transportation: In A Sea Of Decline, Express &amp; Int’l…

Int'l Air Travel Demand Remained Strong in China in September

Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector, Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Ankush Kathuria CFA, FRM

Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector

Maritime Sector, Equity & Credit Research

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Strong supply growth on account of high vessel deliveriesscheduled in FY16/FY17 will continue to keep the LPG shipping market in imbalance. On the demand side, with lower price of LPG in Asia, the propane trade has been hurt, and there has been no major driver of incremental demand to absorb the excess tonnage available. Freight rates across segments have dropped in the recent past, and we do not expect a meaningful recovery over the next 12 months, even thoughthere could be a short-lived…

Strong supply growth on account of high vessel deliveriesscheduled in FY16/FY17 will continue to keep the LPG shipping market in imbalance. On the demand side, with lower price of LPG in Asia, the propane trade has been hurt, and there has been no major driver of incremental demand to absorb the excess tonnage available. Freight rates across segments have dropped in the recent past, and we do not expect a meaningful recovery over the next 12 months, even thoughthere could be a short-lived…

DMER - LPG Shipping - Headwinds to Persist in FY17

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Air China Limited provides passenger, cargo, and airline-related services in China.  The Company is primarily based in Beijing and a major hub for domestic and international air transportation.  Air China's airline-related services include aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul service, ground services, and in-flight catering services.

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What's Driving Changes to Chinese Coal and Steel Prices?

While recent economic data releases of China are not promising, there are some positive prospects of the economy. While the RMB has been slumping,...

Christopher Balding

What Does Output Tell Us About the Chinese Economy?

After being upgraded as a middle income level country, the middle kingdom seems to be slowing down economically and it can be vividly observed in...

Christopher Balding

Chinese GDP Insight

China released GDP figures yesterday and it is difficult to find anyone who takes them as anything other nonsensical ramblings and definitely not...

Christopher Balding

Int'l Air Travel Demand Remained Strong in China in September

International Traffic Remained Strong in September: For all three state-owned carriers, international travel demand remained strong in September,...

Daniel Hellberg

DMER - LPG Shipping - Headwinds to Persist in FY17

Strong supply growth on account of high vessel deliveriesscheduled in FY16/FY17 will continue to keep the LPG shipping market in imbalance. On the...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

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