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CBB’s Miller Joins Bloomberg Radio to Discuss Concerns w/Beefing Up US Govt Semiconductor Spending
The Great Chinese Rebound? Not So Fast.
China’s own numbers as well as independently collected economic data show a full-year recession hiding in plain sight.
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"#Steel production in #China has continued to charge forward despite curbs on production in Tangshan, the country’s largest producer"
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3129052/chinese-steel-production-powers-ahead-despite-curbs-industrys
Good idea, but using what data? If you rely on 🇨🇳prices as your core metric you will see a #supercycle behind every corner. No way to easily differentiate bt demand surges & speculative frenzies w/o more granular #commodities sector & credit access data
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/quants-getting-ready-pounce-china-075309266.html
YES. Our Q1 🇨🇳Property report last month:
"Q1’s #Property weakness did not dampen debt financing in sectors of concern, as 3 of 5 sub-sectors borrowed more in loan & bond mkts...Property, at least, fended off Q1's #deleveraging effort"
https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-04-09/cash-strapped-developer-china-fortune-gets-debt-reprieve-101688218.html
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