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China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Friday reported third-quarter GDP growth of 4.6% year on year, slightly exceeding the 4.5% expected by economists polled by Reuters. “The national economy showed positive signs of growth in September,” Sheng Laiyun, the bureau’s deputy commissioner, said at the news conference, according to CNBC’s translation of the Chinese. Other data also released on Friday, such as retail sales and industrial production, also beat expectations, a hopeful sign for the world’s second-largest economy. “Despite the multitude of challenges, China’s economy is not incurable as some would suggest,” Xu added. Authorities continued to dip feed more stimulus measures throughout this month amid low consumer sentiment and a flagging property sector.

Persons: ” Sheng Laiyun, ”, Tianchen Xu, ” Xu, Finance Lan Organizations: China’s National Bureau, Statistics, Reuters, Economist Intelligence Unit, China’s, Finance, Ministry Locations: China’s, Beijing

☆ China's Ministry of Finance is taking aim at local debt problems before tackling broader economic challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's Ministry of Finance press briefing over the weekend underscored how it is focused on tackling local government debt problems, instead of the stimulus markets have been waiting for. In his opening remarks on Saturday, Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an laid out four measures, starting with increasing support for local governments in resolving debt risks. China's real estate market slump has cut into a significant source of revenue for local governments, many of which struggled financially even before needing to spend on Covid-19 measures. He added that a large plan to address local governments' hidden debt would be announced in the near future, without specifying when. Historically, local governments were responsible for more than 85% of expenditure but only received about 60% of tax revenue, Rhodium Group said in 2021.

Persons: Finance Lan Fo'an, Lan, Robin Xing, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Goldin Finance, Nurphoto, Getty, BEIJING, China's Ministry, Finance, Ministry of Finance, International Monetary Fund Locations: Tianjin, China, Covid

☆ European markets set to start the new trading week on a somber note
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

European stocks are heading for a mixed start to the week Monday, with regional markets lacking direction after a choppy week last week. The region's major indexes closed higher on Friday as investors assessed U.K. growth figures and looked ahead to a fiscal stimulus announcement by China over the weekend. China's Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an in a press briefing on Saturday hinted at more debt issuance amid efforts to shore up the economy, stating the government had a "rather large" space to increase deficit. Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday and China stocks volatile as investors assessed the weekend press briefing. Meanwhile, U.S. stock futures were little changed in overnight trading Sunday as investors waited to assess whether the next batch of key corporate earnings could power the market to more records; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson report their latest results on Tuesday before the market opens, while Morgan Stanley and United Airlines are set to release results Wednesday.

Persons: Finance Lan Fo'an, Goldman Sachs, Johnson, Morgan Stanley Organizations: China's, Finance, Bank of America, Johnson, United Airlines Locations: China, Asia, Pacific

☆ Asia markets open higher after China weekend briefing hints at more stimulus; economic data in focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Anniek Bao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"China's growth recovery and north Asia's earnings rebound in 2024 remain our key investment themes and overweight areas," Goldman Sachs' strategists, led by Timothy Moe, wrote in a Saturday note. Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Monday, as investors assessed China's weekend press briefing and awaited a slew of economic data this week from the region. Both metrics missed expectations of economists polled by Reuters, who estimated CPI to rise 0.6% and PPI to decline 2.5%. China is set to release its trade data for September on Monday, with exports expected to rise 6%, a slower growth than 8.7% in August, while imports are estimated to grow 0.9%, compared to 0.5% in August. China watchers also look ahead to the week with a busy set of economic data, including China's third-quarter GDP, September industrial output growth, retail sales and unemployment rate.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Timothy Moe, Finance Lan Fo'an Organizations: China's, Finance, Reuters, PPI Locations: Asia, Pacific, China

☆ CNBC Daily Open: With an unchanged PPI, the Fed’s near the finish line
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Winning week for marketsAll major U.S. indexes rose Friday on the back of encouraging inflation data and positive earnings from big banks. That gave them a winning week. Banks' earnings in good shapeJPMorgan Chase , the biggest bank in the U.S., reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat estimates.

Persons: Tesla's, Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, of Finance Lan Fo'an, Lan, Banks, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, of Finance, JPMorgan, It's Bank of America Locations: New York, Asia, Pacific, Shanghai, Beijing, China, U.S

☆ CNBC Daily Open: With a stagnant PPI, the Fed’s nearly at the finish line
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Persons: Jerome Powell, Europe's, Tesla's, Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, of Finance Lan Fo'an, Lan, Banks, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Organizations: US Federal Reserve, National Association of Business Economics, CNBC, of Finance, JPMorgan, It's Bank of America Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, U.K, China, Beijing, U.S

☆ Chinese finance minister hints at increasing the deficit at highly anticipated briefing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING — China's Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an told reporters Saturday during a press briefing that the central government has room to increase debt and the deficit. Economists have said China needs additional fiscal support, but Beijing has yet to announce any. He did not name specific figures and noted supporting real estate required multiple policies. In a meeting in late September, led by Chinese President Xi Jinping, authorities had called for strengthening monetary and fiscal policy support. China's retail sales grew only modestly over the last few months, and the country's real estate slump has shown few signs of turning around.

Persons: Lan Fo'an, Zheng Shanjie, Pan Gongsheng, Finance Lan Fo'an, Lan, Finance Liao Min, Xi Jinping, Ting Lu Organizations: National Development, Reform Commission, People's Bank of China, National People's Congress, BEIJING —, Finance, Nomura, National Bureau, Statistics Locations: Beijing, China, BEIJING

☆ China to increase debt issuance in bid to revive economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

China plans to increase debt issuance to boost its economy. It announced plans for a new fiscal stimulus package on Saturday. AdvertisementChina has announced plans to ramp up government debt issuance in a bid to boost its economy. "We will increase support for local governments in resolving government debt risks, increase debt limits on a larger scale, and support local governments in resolving hidden debts," he said. Chinese equities rallied in September on the back of a series of easing measures announced by Beijing aimed at stimulating growth.

Persons: —, Lan Fo'an, Fo'an, Huang Yan Organizations: Service, China, Asia Investment, CSI, Shanghai QiuYang, Reuters Locations: China, Beijing, Asia

☆ Brazil lures China's Cofco to finance recovery of degraded land
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Lisandra Paraguassu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"They have every interest," said Augustin, adding that a Cofco delegation is expected for talks in Brasilia next month. China is Brazil's biggest trade partner and Brazil accounts for 22% of Chinese imports, driven largely by farm goods. One version would have farmers guarantee sale of their production to the companies that finance land recovery, he said. "You don't need to deforest another hectare to increase (farm) production," Augustin said. Agriculture Ministry studies estimate a cost of 15,000 to 23,000 reais to recover one hectare of degraded land.

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