china economy

China's PMI's are especially interesting this time around because it's the first survey since it became known that the US and China had tentatively reached an agreement about the ongoing trade war. Of course, it's not a done deal. In… Read More

Over the weekend and on Monday we have a couple of important economic events coming out of the Far East. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is a survey of company executives, asking how they see the current business situation and how… Read More

Contrary to other countries, this week is relatively quiet on the Chinese economic calendar. The most important event coming up is the release of the official PMI and the private Caixin PMI survey. Both of these releases could likely… Read More

Even if you don't trade the yuan directly, you probably want to keep an eye on Chinese foreign exchange reserves. Not just because China is the second largest economy, but also because they are the largest holder of reserves in the world.… Read More

Coming up overnight, we have one of the more important global economic events for the week: the May Chinese inflation data. This often affects not only the yuan but also the AUD, NZD, and JPY. With Chinese regulators keeping the onshore… Read More

The last week of April is setting up to start off with a bang! Recent press speculation has pointed to a date being set for Trump and Xi to sign an agreement that would put an end to the nearly year-long trade war. Meanwhile, we are… Read More

Before the European session opens tomorrow, we have some important data from China and Germany. The data could not only add some volatility to the markets but set the tone for the entire day. Central banks are moving to more… Read More

Many traders got to their desks at the start of the week with a pleasant surprise from Chinese data. Not only did the PMIs beat expectations, but they popped back up into expansion territory. This means they successfully ended a… Read More

One of the more anticipated data bits from this weekend is scheduled for release early on Sunday. This will be the official PMI data from China. With so much speculation around potential world economic weakness, the first insight into… Read More

For several months now, there has been press commentary (or perhaps speculation would be a more appropriate description) surrounding China having banned/been in the process of banning coal imports from Australia. This is significant… Read More