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ICYMI: $US3 to 5 billion in US beef, pork and chicken trade to China is at risk
- Licences for hundreds of US companies to export meat to China expire this weekend
Weekend - China released a 30-point plan aimed at boosting domestic consumption
- Focus is on increasing household income, encouraging spending.
Economic calendar in Asia 17 March 2025 - Chinese economic activity data for February due
- Chinese February data for retail sales, industrial production, and more, is due today
Shanghai Composite climbs to the highs of the year
- Shanghai Composite index up 1.1%
PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 7.1696 (vs. estimate at 7.2324)
- PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.
PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2324 – Reuters estimate
- PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.
UBS downgrades China’s tech sector, citing rally-driven revaluation and tariff risks
- And maintains a Neutral stance on Chinese equities as a whole.
Citi downgrades US equites and upgrades China equities
- DeepSeek showcases China tech
PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.1741 (vs. estimate at 7.2597)
- PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.
PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2597 – Reuters estimate
- PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.
PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 7.1733 (vs. estimate at 7.2355)
- PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.
PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2355 – Reuters estimate
- PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.
Weekend: China's housing minister said government to promote purchase of existing housing
- Giving a boost to the property sector
China inflation data: February CPI comes in at -0.7% y/y (expected -0.5%)
- CPI back into deflation, while PPI remains in deflation, of course: -2.2% y/y (expected -2.1%)
China inflation data is due this weekend. February data expected to show CPI deflation.
- China will publish February consumer price and producer price inflation data on Sunday, local time.
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