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Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

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<strong>Economic growth remains strong: </strong>The China Beige Book (CBB), a quarterly private survey of thousands of Chinese firms, showed that economic activity remained robust across all sectors in 1Q18, with hiring at a near-record high. Notably, China’s steel sector appears to have ramped up overall capacity for the eighth successive quarter in addition to increasing capital expenditure and borrowing, even as the government has pledged to curb excess capacity in the economy.</li>
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<strong>However, signs of easing are</strong>…</li>
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Economic growth remains strong: The China Beige Book (CBB), a quarterly private survey of thousands of Chinese firms, showed that economic activity remained robust across all sectors in 1Q18, with hiring at a near-record high. Notably, China’s steel sector appears to have ramped up overall capacity for the eighth successive quarter in addition to increasing capital expenditure and borrowing, even as the government has pledged to curb excess capacity in the economy.

However, signs of easing are…


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