Monetary conditions in China are no longer particularly loose and efforts to “normalise” policy are probably nearer to completion than generally believed. We expect three more reserve ratio increases over the rest of the year. This should be sufficient to offset continuing foreign exchange purchases by the central bank and therefore keep overall monetary conditions stable, rather than represent a net tightening.
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