The latest blow to investors’ confidence in China came from a survey of the country’s manufacturing.
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The latest blow to investors' confidence in China came from a survey of the country's manufacturing, released early Tuesday. The Caixin Purchasing Managers' Index, which measures manufacturing activity in China, "saw the quickest deterioration in operating conditions for over six years in August," the firm Caixin Insight Group said in a release.
"Recent volatilities in global financial markets could weigh down on the real economy, and a pessimistic outlook may become self-fulfilling," said Caixin chief economist He Fan in a statement.
Another measure of China's manufacturing sector, the "official" PMI, also slipped Tuesday to 49.7. Any level below 50 indicates contraction. "This first sub-50 official PMI reading in six months is consistent with the declining Caixin PMI and points to weakening growth momentum in August," analysts from Nomura, an investment bank in Japan, said.
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