Month: September 2022

People’s Bank of China official: monetary policy to further improve cross-cyclical adjustments, maintain stable and moderate credit development will keep liquidity reasonably ample will avoid flood-like stimulus, keep prices stable This is regular sort of stuff from the People’s Bank of China. The economy is being pummelled by COVID lockdowns, a property sector implosion, power
<p>Japan finance minister Suzuki comments now seeking to support the yen:</p><ul><li> no comment on every day-to-day forex moves</li><li>important for currencies to move stably reflecting economic fundamentals</li><li>recent fx market moves are big</li><li>to take appropriate action on fx if necessary</li><li>watching fx moves with high sense of urgency</li><li>to brief media after g7 finmin meeting tonight</li><li>excessive, disorderly forex moves
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<p> Yesterday's official manufacturing PMI was awful:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-august-manufacturing-pmi-494-exp-492-non-manufacturing-526-exp-522-20220831/" target="_blank" data-article-link="true">China August Manufacturing PMI 49.4 (exp 49.2) & Non-manufacturing 52.6 (exp 52.2)</a></li></ul><p>The follow-up privately surveyed manufacturing PMI from Caixin/Markit is also a poor one:</p><p>49.5</p><ul><li>expected 50.2, prior 50.4</li></ul><ul><li>Both China manufacturing PMIs are firmly in contraction. Headwinds include:COVID outbreaks and associated restrictionsthe deeply troubled contracting property sectorpower shortages