Hongbin

"The dipping headline manufacturing PMI implies that industrial production growth is likely to slow further," Hongbin Qu, HSBC chief economist for China, said in a statement.

HSBC China Manufacturing Gauge Falls Sharply William Kazer 2011

HSBC economist Qu Hongbin, however, said the data is consistent with a "soft-landing" scenario.

HSBC Preliminary China PMI Falls in September Aaron Back 2011

"Growth has been cooled a bit, but inflationary pressures have not been meaningfully alleviated," HSBC economist Qu Hongbin said in a research note.

China Data Show Inflation Threat Easing Aaron Back 2011

"September's slower pace of accumulation of foreign exchange reserves, coupled with the narrowing of China's trade surplus, provided ample evidence to counter accusations that China's currency is heavily undervalued," said HSBC economists Qu Hongbin and Sun Junwei in a note.

China's Forex Reserve Growth Slows Aaron Back 2011

"Growth has been cooled a bit, but inflationary pressures have not been meaningfully alleviated," HSBC economist Qu Hongbin said in a research note.

China Production Data Show Slower Growth Aaron Back 2011

"Growth has been cooled a bit, but inflationary pressures have not been meaningfully alleviated," HSBC economist Qu Hongbin said in a research note.

HSBC China Price Gauges Show Inflation Still High Aaron Back 2011

The official news agency Xinhua quoted China's vice-minister of agriculture, Gao Hongbin, Friday as saying that 90 percent of China's 400 million hectares of grassland have deteriorated to some degree.

Beijing to Subsidize Conservation of Tibet's Grassland 2011

"The current level of the PMI is still consistent with a 12%-13% growth rate of industrial production, which leaves room for Beijing to keep tightening policy through 3Q to check inflation," said HSBC economist Hongbin Qu.

China's Official PMI Falls 2011

"The pace of slowdown stabilized in December but the growth momentum remains weak with additional downside risks from exports and the property market not yet fully filtering through," HSBC Chief Economist for China Hongbin Qu said in a statement.

China Manufacturing Slowdown Eases Aaron Back 2011

"The third consecutive below-50 reading of the manufacturing PMI suggested that growth is likely to moderate further," HSBC Chief Economist for China Qu Hongbin said in a statement.

Slower Manufacturing Continues in China Aaron Back 2012