Chinese lending data now released 18 Oct

  • M0 yy +6.6% vs +7.3% exp vs +7.4% prev
  • M1 yy +24.7% vs +24.5% exp vs +25.3% prev
  • total social financing yuan 1.72trln
  • new yuan loans yuan 1.22trln vs 1 trln exp
  • end-Sept yuan lending +13.0 vs a year ago vs 12.9% exp
  • end-Sept outstanding total social financing yuan 151.51 trln
  • end-Sept fx deposits $665.2bln vs $647.5bln end-Aug

Slightly weaker then expected headlines but better than previous . Not front page news enough to shake anything up imho.

New yuan loans at 3 month highs but jury out on whether the money is being invested or hoarded.

Eamonn had a preview patiently waiting here