Expect More Regulatory Crackdowns on Crypto

Tomorrow’s Headlines Today 06/30/2022

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Chinese PMI Rose to 50.2% in June

According to the NBS, China’s official PMI reached 50.2% in June 2022, up 0.6 percentage points from May and just above the threshold for expansion. In terms of the sub-indices, the production, new order and supplier delivery time indices are all above the 50% critical level, while the employee and raw material inventory indicators are still below the threshold. Source: 21jingji (21财经)

Qi’s comments: As noted before, the macro expectations for China have been reset, such that the sequential comps are more important than year-over-year changes. Everyone knows China faces major downside risk to the economy this year. At this point, investors are not so concerned   whether the PMI is above or below 50%, as long as it is showing sequential improvements. In this respect, the PMI announcement today is encouraging news.

Global IPOs Waning While China A-Share Offerings Thriving

Turbulent financial markets globally have cast a shadow over the IPO activities. However, the China A-share market continues to crank out a large number of IPOs this year. The A-share IPOs raised over RMB 300 billion (USD 44.81 billion) in the first half of 2022, up 46% year-over-year and making A-share the No. 1 market for IPOs globally. Source: Shanghai Securities News (上海证券报)

Qi’s comments: The domestic liquidity in China is ample, especially now the government is trying to relax the money supply (contrary to what the Fed is doing in the U.S.)

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