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China retail sales disappoint in July, industrial output slows while new home prices extend declines
China retail sales disappoint in July, industrial output slows while new home prices extend declines. The slate of July economic data: July retail sales +0.6% vs +1.5% y/y expected Prior +1.0% July industrial output +4.5% vs +4.8% y/y expec
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China retail sales disappoint in July, industrial output slows while new home prices extend declines. The slate of July economic data: July retail sales +0.6% vs +1.5% y/y expected Prior +1.0% July industrial output +4.5% vs +4.8% y/y expec
China retail sales disappoint in July, industrial output slows while new home prices extend declines
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China retail sales disappoint in July, industrial output slows while new home prices extend declines. The slate of July economic data: July retail sales +0.6% vs +1.5% y/y expected Prior +1.0% July industrial output +4.5% vs +4.8% y/y expec
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The slate of July economic data: July retail sales +0.6% vs +1.5% y/y expected Prior +1.0% July industrial output +4.5% vs +4.8% y/y expected Prior +5.3% July fixed-asset investment -6.7% vs -6.0% y/y expected Prior -5.7% July property investment -19.2% y/y Prior -18.0% July new home prices -0.1% m/m Prior -0.1% July new home prices -3.2% y/y Prior -3.3% Soft numbers all around and they are pretty bad, even for recent bad-news-from-China standards. The deepening declines in fixed-asset and property investments continue to signal that the overall market is struggling hard. And even the supposed…
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