Our China Activity Proxy suggests that China’s growth accelerated last month, with higher oil prices doing little to dampen industrial activity. Indeed, over Q1 as a whole, China’s economy expanded at its fastest pace since 2024. We’re not expecting a strong pickup in domestic demand this year. But with higher oil prices set to provide a tailwind for China’s green-tech exports, the outlook for growth this year has improved.
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