(Reuters) -J.P.Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup trimmed China’s growth forecast for 2023 after the country’s economy grew at a weaker pace in the second quarter, with its post-COVID momentum unravelling rapidly.
“Market scepticism on China’s growth outlook is on the rise,” said Morgan Stanley economists led by Robin Xing.
JPM cut China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast to 5% from 5.5%.
Citi, meanwhile, expects a 20 bps cut in the policy rate and 25 bps in the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by the end of the third quarter.
Goldman Sachs, however, maintained its 2023 full-year GDP growth forecast at 5.4%, even as they cut their current-quarter growth forecast to 5.5% on a quarter-on-quarter basis from 6.5% previously.
Persons:
Morgan Stanley, ”, Robin Xing, China’s, JPM, “, Xiangrong Yu, ” Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Lisheng Wang
Organizations:
Reuters, Citigroup, Citi
Locations:
China, Beijing