Today’s GDP data were squarely in line with expectations. The more interesting development was the slowdown in infrastructure investment in September amid broader signs that the momentum of the economic rebound is already fading. A slowdown in growth in the fourth quarter would probably reawaken fears of a hard landing but we would welcome it. A prolonged surge in credit-fuelled investment is the last thing China now needs.
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