Tomorrow’s Headlines Today 02/11/2022
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Pre-emptive Stimulus Policy is Working Alright
China’s RMB loans and total social financing increased significantly in January, both making record highs last month. As money and credit beat market expectations, analysts believe it’s a sign that China’s monetary policy and fiscal stimulus are both ahead of the curve. The goal is to achieve stable growth by stimulating the domestic demand (consumption), stabilize the external demand (exports), balance the short-term stimulus with the long-term structural reform, and better coordinate the fiscal and monetary policies. The goal is to ensure the Chinese economy operates within a reasonable range (not hard-landing but no overheating either).
Source: Shanghai Securities News (上海证券报)
Nearly 40% of Pre-approved Special Bond Quota Have Been Issued
Note: The special bond is a type of municipal government debt raised for specific construction projects, i.e. infrastructure spending. The use of special bonds is a major part of China’s fiscal policy.
As of February 10, local governments have issued RMB 541.6 billion (USD 85 billion) of new special bonds this year, accounting for 37% of the pre-approved quota. Analysts expect the first quarter to be the peak for special bond issuance, which will fund both traditional and new infrastructure investments The RMB 500 billion plus of special bonds issued year-to-date, along with nearly RMB 4 trillion of new credit issued in January, should help stabilize China’s economic growth this year.
Source: China Securities Journal (中国证券报)
New Policy on the Supervision of Pre-sale Funds Positive for Real Estate Developers
It was recently reported that a new policy for the supervision and management of pre-sale funds for housing has been formulated. If true, this will be a major positive for the real estate industry. An industry insider told Securities Daily that he had learnt about the new policy since yesterday. In fact, following the default events of a well-known property developer, some local governments had an extremely tight grip on the supervision of pre-sale funds, e.g. not paying the developers at all. The new policy will rectify these extreme behaviors, in order to help the struggling real estate developers with their cash flow problems.
Source: Securities Daily (证券日报)
Generally Stable Consumption during the Chinese New Year Holidays
Gao Feng, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said at a press conference recently that domestic consumption was stable and seeing higher quality during the Chines New Year Holidays (aka the Spring Festival). The Ministry of Commerce quoted several statistics, including: (1) sales of petroleum products and automobiles up 18.2% and 11.3% year-on-year respectively, (2) total duty free sales in Hainan Island increased by more than 150% yoy, (3) certain on-line sales of pre-cooked dishes increased by more than 300% yoy etc. Domestic tourism was also a bright spot. Some 65% of on-line travel bookings are for intra-province tours, a significant increase over previous years. Suburban resort-style hotels and Airbnb-type stays became very popular with tourists. Food and beverage consumption is gradually picking up (but still not great). The restaurant sales on some large e-commerce platforms increased by less than 10% year-on-year.
Source: People.com (人民网)
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Over 60% of Shenzhen-listed A-shares Pre-announced Positive Results
As of the end of January, some 1,614 companies listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange have pre-disclosed their 2021 financial results, accounting for 62% of the total. Among them, more than 70% are expected to have positive earnings, and more than 60% are expected to have higher profits. There are 20 industries that will see positive earnings growth, including Home Appliances, Non-bank Financial, Chemicals, Mining, and Electronics.
Source: Xinhua Net (新华网)
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Institutions Among the Biggest Sellers of WuXi AppTec (603259.SH)
WuXi AppTec A-shares fell 7.41% yesterday to close at RMB 85.86, resulting in a decline of more than 20% in the last three trading days. Excluding the Shanghai Stock Connect, the four biggest sellers are all domestic institutional investors. These four institutions combined net sold RMB 2.29 billion (USD 360 million) of the stock, of which one institution net sold RMB 1.43 billion (USD 225 million). Based on the average price of RMB 87.09 yesterday, this institutional sold around 16.4 million shares (20% of daily volume on February 10).
Source: Cai Lian She (财联社)
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