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Published in TZ Latest News 18 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

"Good News" – China GDP Beats Expectation Leaving Fed ‘Relieved’, Stocks Disappointed

AsiaPac stocks were generally lower heading into the all-important Chinese macro data (S&P -6pts, Japan -0.7%, China -0.2%) as JPY erased Friday’s ramp and crude dropped back below $47. The PBOC left the Onshore Yuan fix practically unchanged (following Friday’s significant devaluation). Then the data hit… China GDP beat expectations (printing 6.9% YoY vs 6.8% exp) but is still the lowest growth since Q1 2009. Industrial Production missed (printing 5.7% YoY vs 6.0% exp).

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