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Chinese Stocks, Yuan Drop After Dismal Data Dump: Worst Retail Sales Since COVID
Chinese Stocks, Yuan Drop After Dismal Data Dump: Worst Retail Sales Since COVID
China’s consumer spending and investment slumped in May to levels unseen since the pandemic, exposing risks for an increasingly two-speed economy, as Bloomberg's Chang Shu and Eric Zhu noted:
"The supply side remains robust, driven by faster-than-expected expansion in exports and AI tech sectors.
The demand side has faltered, with consumption and private non-tech investment plummeting."
Here's the details:
Industrial Production
Industrial production (IP) growth rose modestly to 4.5% yoy from 4.1% yoy thanks to stronger-than-expected exports, although automobile output growth remained...
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