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Falling 'Liquidity' Pricing In Higher USD

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  • China aggregate financing came in lower than expected in October, up 1.59tr CNY (vs. 1.7tr CNY exp.), down from revised 2.9tr CNY the previous month.
  • The annual change in 'liquidity', which we define as the annual change in China Total Social Financing (TSF) 12M sum, continues to contract.
  • The top chart shows that China liquidity has been contracting sharply in the past year, down from over 10tr CNY in October 2020 to -5.2tr CNY last month, which has been weighing on both domestic and international asset prices.
  • A fall in Chinese liquidity has generally been associated with a rise in risk aversion with investors seeking for 'safe' assets such as US Treasuries or USD.
  • The bottom chart shows how the annual change in China TSF 12M sum has strongly led EURUSD exchange rate by 6 months in recent years.
  • Is the USD about to move broadly higher?

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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