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Annual Change In Total Social Financing 12M Sum Drops To All-Time Low

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  • This morning, aggregate financing came in lower than expected at 2.9tr CNY in September (vs. 3,050bn CNY exp.), down from revised 2,956bn CNY the previous month.
  • The chart below shows that Chinese 'liquidity', which we define as the annual change in the Total Social Financing (TSF) 12M sum, fell to an all-time-low in September, which could continue to weigh on domestic and international assets.
  • Historically, the annual change in TSF 12M sum has been a good leading liquidity indicator for a range of risky assets, from EM equities to the Australian property market and copper.
  • In addition, we have also seen that the economic activity in China has been decelerating sharply in the past 6 months, emphasizing the downward pressure on domestic asset prices.
  • Hence, we will now see if the sharp fall in Chinese credit impulse will ease the inflationary pressures in the coming months, or if the surge in energy commodities and thermal coal will send PPI inflation to new highs.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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