China’s leaders will meet to discuss stimulus measures | Forexlive

China’s economy has not been firing on all cylinders.

The property collapse debt overhang is being dealt with, but its very slow going. This has contributed to weak domestic demand. The sector that has shown some performance has been the external (ie exports) one. And, obviously, this is going to suffer, at the margin, from higher tariffs. See this, for example:

And deflation is an ongoing problem for business:

Bloomberg carry the headline that leaders are to meet on stimulus, today.

• meet Thursday to discuss additional economic stimulus
• in response to Trump’s tariff increases
• will focus on measures to support housing, consumer spending, and technological innovation

Let’s see what comes of it.