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at 9:00 am on August 3, 2021 | 3 comments
Yesterday we saw a nice rally in Chinese stocks and a bounce in hopes that the incipient global growth slowdown is ending before it even began. Why? This:
China’s top leaders signaled more targeted support for the economy as they look to cushion growth in the face of resurgent pandemic risks, fueling a rally in bonds.
The much-watched Politburo meeting Friday indicated authorities will likely take more steps to help struggling small businesses, boost fiscal spending and possibly reduce the reserve requirement ratio for banks again, according to economists from Citigroup Inc., UBS AG and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.