HSBC/Markit Flash Manufacturing PMI (Dec. 12)

Today’s upbeat flash manufacturing PMI from HSBC and Markit suggests that China’s recovery is continuing in the last few weeks of 2012. But a high level of inventories is continuing to weigh on output and, barring some change of course by policymakers, we expect the recovery to lose some steam in early 2013.

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