China Saves Fiscal Power for Trade War as Spending Progress Lags – Bloomberg
China’s government appears in no rush to implement its budget, as Beijing preserves spending power to counter any damage inflicted by higher US tariffs. The combined expenditure in the general public budget and the government fund account, China’s two main fiscal books, rose to 5.65 trillion yuan ($779 billion) in the first two months, an increase of 2.9% from the same period a year earlier, according to Bloomberg calculations based on data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.
What a change of perception in 3 years...
It seems that the West too often underestimates China China has achieved what they deemed impossible to do. We've seen this first hand in the EVs, electric batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and renewable energy. We might see it with AI as well Source: Cyrus Janssen @thecyrusjanssen @richardturrin
The United States now accounts for just 0.1% of global shipbuilding… 0.1%
Meanwhile, China alone is 53%+. (h/t: @BrianTHart) thru Geiger Capital
Oups... Is Porsche a dead man walking?
Source: Alex @alex_avoigt on X
China's out with some proper fiscal firepower: Highest official deficit target in 30+ years
Plus... CNY1.3 trillion in ultra-long special sovereign bonds CNY4.4 trillion in new special local govt bonds CNY500 billion in special sovereign bonds China on Wednesday set its GDP growth target for 2025 at “around 5%” and laid out stimulus measures to boost its economy amid escalating trade tensions with the U.S. Beijing raised its budget deficit target to “around 4%” of GDP from 3% last year, according to the official report, as the country’s top legislative body held its annual meeting. The 4% deficit would mark the highest on record going back to 2010, according to data accessed via Wind Information. The prior high was 3.6% in 2020, the data showed. Source: Bloomberg, David Ingles on X, CNBC
"... a structural regime shift is finally happening within China's equity market..."
Morgan Stanley drops bearish China call. thru David Ingles on X
From the @FT article, “China’s holdings of US Treasuries fall to lowest level since 2009:”
“Analysts say the change partly reflects China’s desire to diversify its foreign reserves by buying assets such as gold. But they add that Beijing is seeking to disguise the true extent of its Treasury holdings by shifting them to custodian accounts registered elsewhere.” Source: FT, Mohamed El Erian
Xi wants some of that AI bubble cash.
Here he is shaking hands with Jack Ma after sending him in exile 4 years ago. Source: zerohedge
