China: Manufacturing slowing to a stand-still - Rabobank

China’s manufacturing PMI drop from 50.8 to 50.2, only just above the key 50 level, and much weaker than the 50.6 expected, points out the research team at Rabobank.

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“That’s a double shocker, first in that we actually got a Chinese number that was a relative surprise, and second because it shows that even before any major impact from the trade war kicks in we already have Chinese manufacturing slowing to a stand-still. That seems likely to be a trigger for another wave of market speculation of when we see that scary 7 number on our screens, and what it will portend.”