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'Liquidity' Continues to Contract, Pricing In Lower LT Bond Yields

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  • China total aggregate financing rose slightly more than expected in August, up 2.96tr CNY (vs. 2.8tr CNY), up from revised 1.06tr CNY the previous month.
  • However, the annual change in 'liquidity', which we define as the annual change in China Total Social Financing (TSF) 12M sum, continues to fall.
  • The chart below shows that China liquidity has been contracting sharply in the past 10 months, down from other 10tr CNY in October 2020 to -3.3tr CNY in August, weighing on both domestic and international asset prices.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI
  • A fall in Chinese liquidity has generally been associated with a rise in risk aversion with investors seeking for 'safe' assets such as the US Treasuries or the USD.
  • The chart below shows how the 6M change in China TSF has strongly lead (8M) the 6M change in US 10Y yield.
  • Are long-term bond yields expected to reach new lows in the coming months?

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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