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Contracting Exports Weigh On China's Renminbi
The Chinese yuan fell to its lowest in nearly 16 years vis-à-vis the US dollar on Thursday following the release of Chinese trade data. Although the pace of export contraction slowed from 14.5% to 8.8% y/y in August (and was slightly better than anticipations…
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Remedying China’s Economic Malaise (Part 2)

In Part 2 of this series, we prescribe the treatment needed to produce a recovery for the ailing Chinese economy. Authorities will only panic and unleash “irrigation-style” stimulus if the unemployment rate rises sharply, or a financial crisis unravels in onshore markets. This is not yet the case.

Emerging Markets Strategy, China Investment Strategy by Arthur Budaghyan
What’s Next For Lumber?
In a June insight, we discussed the possibility of a sustained lumber rally due in part to resilient housing market activity in the US and supply constraints in Canada, a major exporter of lumber. Since then, prices have remained largely flat. On the…
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Mind The Gaps

Numerous divergences have opened up between global risk assets and global business cycle variables. These gaps are unsustainable, and odds are that the recoupling will occur to the downside with risk assets selling off.

Emerging Markets Strategy by Arthur Budaghyan
Will MXN Remain Resilient?
The Mexican peso is the best performing major currency so far this year, gaining 14% vis-à-vis the greenback over this period. Even during the latest bout of dollar strength since mid-July, MXN has weakened by the least among its peers. This follows an…
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Has The RMB Depreciation Run Its Course?

Although the RMB has cheapened, macro conditions are not yet favorable for the Chinese currency. We expect the RMB to decline by at least another 5% in the next six months. A weak currency and subdued economic growth lead us to maintain a cautious stance on Chinese equities.

China Investment Strategy by Arthur Budaghyan
China’s Export Contraction Deepens
Chinese trade data continued to deliver a pessimistic signal about the global manufacturing cycle. The export contraction deepened to -14.5% y/y in US dollar terms in July – below expectations of a -13.2% y/y decline and the sharpest drop since early in the…
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Heed Maersk’s Warning?
On Friday, shipping giant Maersk delivered a pessimistic outlook for global trade. Although the company raised its 2023 earnings forecast, the upgrade comes on the back of a better-than-anticipated performance in the first half of the year. Ebitda fell by 72%…
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Is There A Bullish Case For EM ex-China? (Part 1)

Some investors have thrown in the towel on investing in Chinese equities, instead deploying capital in EM ex-China – or at least contemplating doing so. This report examines the merits of investing in EM ex-China stocks and concludes that EM – whether including or excluding China - will continue underperforming DM equities.

Emerging Markets Strategy by Arthur Budaghyan
South Korean Exports Decline As Semiconductor Sales Slump Continues
South Korean exports in the first 20 days of July corroborate the signal from Taiwanese export orders that Asian trade conditions remain weak. The former declined by -15.3% y/y, undoing the optimism following a 5.3% y/y increase in the first 20 days of June.…
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