Bank asset growth: in the slow lane
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Our favorite monthly data point came out yesterday…finally. That’s right – January bank asset data was finally released by the CBRC on March 1. Asset growth continues to be stuck in the slow lane:
January’s expansion came in at 8.7% y/y, up a scooch from 8.6% in December. But r...