China: Leadership pledged to act to combat weakness – Danske Bank

Analysts at Danske Bank point out that China's leadership pledged to act after China's economy exhibited further signs of weakness as the official manufacturing PMI fell to its lowest level in two years.

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“The official manufacturing PMI dropped to 50.2 (consensus: 50.6) in October from 50.8 in September. Especially new export orders were very weak highlighting the negative effect of the trade war with the US.”

“We look for more weakness in coming quarters before a rebound next year when the stimulus kicks in more, and we expect to see a trade deal at some point in 2019.”