Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

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Economic Policy and Strategic Advisors

Macroeconomics

<h2>China: Policy direction has long-term consequences</h2><ul>
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Industrial profits accelerated6% y/y in Oct 16 year-to-date, up from 8.4% in Sep 16. The coal mining industry led profit gains, with profits rising 110% in Oct 16 ytd, up from 65.1% in Sep 16.</li>
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Authorities tighten capital controls: Regulators are planning to bar Chinese companies from participating in foreign merger and acquisition deals worth USD10bn or more (Limit is lowered to USD1bn for non-core business related M&amp;As).</li>
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China: Policy direction has long-term consequences

Industrial profits accelerated6% y/y in Oct 16 year-to-date, up from 8.4% in Sep 16. The coal mining industry led profit gains, with profits rising 110% in Oct 16 ytd, up from 65.1% in Sep 16.

Authorities tighten capital controls: Regulators are planning to bar Chinese companies from participating in foreign merger and acquisition deals worth USD10bn or more (Limit is lowered to USD1bn for non-core business related M&amp;As).
Assessment: Short term…

East Asia Update: China's Policy Direction, Korea's Political Woes and Taiwan's Economic Momentum

Making sense of the Global Market, Euromonitor International Ltd.

Yu Mitsuhashi

Making sense of the Global Market

Euromonitor International Ltd.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Vacuum cleaners registers volume growth of 9% in 2016, with sales reaching 7.8 million units</li><li>Rising consumer demand for convenience supports strong volume growth in 2016</li><li>Robotic vacuum cleaners leads growth in 2016, with volume sales rising by 18%</li><li>Average current unit prices increase by 1% in 2016</li><li>Philips China continues to lead sales in 2016, recording a volume share of 21%</li><li>Vacuum cleaners is projected to post a volume CAGR of 7% for the forecast period, with sales reaching 11 million units by 2021</li></ul>

Vacuum cleaners registers volume growth of 9% in 2016, with sales reaching 7.8 million unitsRising consumer demand for convenience supports strong volume growth in 2016Robotic vacuum cleaners leads growth in 2016, with volume sales rising by 18%Average current unit prices increase by 1% in 2016Philips China continues to lead sales in 2016, recording a volume share of 21%Vacuum cleaners is projected to post a volume CAGR of 7% for the forecast period, with sales reaching 11 million units by 2021

Public Relations and Social Media Manager, Dechert LLP

Peggy Heffner

Public Relations and Social Media Manager

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The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued a joint announcement on 25 November 2016 approving the launch of the long-awaited Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect and trading commenced this week on 5 December 2016. This supplements the prior joint official announcement made by the SFC and the CSRC in August 2016.

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued a joint announcement on 25 November 2016 approving the launch of the long-awaited Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect and trading commenced this week on 5 December 2016. This supplements the prior joint official announcement made by the SFC and the CSRC in August 2016.

The Shenzhen–Hong Kong Stock Connect. A Legal Update from Dechert's Financial Services Group

Chief Economist & Political Strategist, CrossASEAN Research

Prasenjit K. Basu

Chief Economist & Political Strategist

REAL-Economics.com

China's monetary expansion in 2003-2011 was underpinned by massive balance of payments surpluses (of 5-12% of GDP annually). Those surpluses shrank in 2012-14 (to 1-4% of GDP), but rapid monetary expansion resumed in 2013, undermining local confidence in the RMB as China's money supply ran far ahead of the shrinking payments surplus. In 2H 2014, 2015 and 2016, the balance of payments swung into deficit (3.2% of GDP in 2015, likely a bit smaller in 2016), but China's money-supply continued to…

China's monetary expansion in 2003-2011 was underpinned by massive balance of payments surpluses (of 5-12% of GDP annually). Those surpluses shrank in 2012-14 (to 1-4% of GDP), but rapid monetary expansion resumed in 2013, undermining local confidence in the RMB as China's money supply ran far ahead of the shrinking payments surplus. In 2H 2014, 2015 and 2016, the balance of payments swung into deficit (3.2% of GDP in 2015, likely a bit smaller in 2016), but China's money-supply continued to…

New Capital Controls Highlight Policy Concerns and Growing Contradictions

Bespoke Research on China and neighbouring regions, Bixmoor

Bixmoor

Bespoke Research on China and neighbouring regions

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China's old heavy-industrial north-eastern regions are in decline, as is their population. Recent figures presage a more general decline in China's population, which will reach its peak within the next few years.

China's old heavy-industrial north-eastern regions are in decline, as is their population. Recent figures presage a more general decline in China's population, which will reach its peak within the next few years.

The Decline of China's North-Eastern Regions

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East Asia Update: China's Policy Direction, Korea's Political Woes and Taiwan's Economic Momentum

China: Policy direction has long-term consequences Industrial profits accelerated6% y/y in Oct 16 year-to-date, up from 8.4% in Sep 16. The coal...

Jason Tan

Sector Capsule: Vacuum Cleaners in China

Vacuum cleaners registers volume growth of 9% in 2016, with sales reaching 7.8 million units Rising consumer demand for convenience supports...

Euromonitor International Ltd.

The Shenzhen–Hong Kong Stock Connect. A Legal Update from Dechert's Financial Services Group

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued a joint announcement on 25...

Dechert LLP

New Capital Controls Highlight Policy Concerns and Growing Contradictions

China's monetary expansion in 2003-2011 was underpinned by massive balance of payments surpluses (of 5-12% of GDP annually). Those surpluses shrank...

Prasenjit K. Basu

The Decline of China's North-Eastern Regions

China's old heavy-industrial north-eastern regions are in decline, as is their population. Recent figures presage a more general decline in China's...

Bixmoor