We foresee two more cuts in China's benchmark lending rates by the middle of next year but not the sizeable acceleration in credit that would be needed for a substantial pick-up in GDP growth. Mortgage rates should fall a little which will give a further boost to housing sales after the better news of recent weeks but the medium-term outlook for real estate investment remains poor.
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