Logo 13 Feb 2018

The right takeaway from the January credit data

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Everybody is misinterpreting China’s January lending numbers, which came out Monday afternooon. Everyone has focused onnew RMB loans, which came in at a record high of RMB 2.9 trillion – up from just RMB 584 billion in December and shattering market expectations of RMB 2 trillion. Even Xin...