January 27, 2025 01:39 GMT
CHINA: Manufacturing PMI’s Dip into Contraction.
CHINA
- January PMI Manufacturing disappointed slipping to 49.1 from 50.1 in December.
- January PMI non- Manufacturing disappointed slipping to 50.2 from 52.2 in December.
- Both readings were below market expectations.
- Industrial profits’ drop in December of -3.3% signifies are third year for deflation for Chinese corporates and likely will feed into the bond rally in the near term.
- Despite the YoY figure rose 11%.
- The PMIs may not be too much to raise concerns given the impending lunar year holiday, but the profit numbers speak to the ongoing challenges.
- The composite PMI is barely holding onto expansion at 50.1.
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