It’s a big week for anyone keeping tabs on China’s economy. It started with consumer and producer price numbers released by China on Sunday
That spurred mainland markets to a rally on Monday and kicked off a heavy week of economic news.
The Shanghai Composite popped 1.6%; the Shenzhen Composite leapt 2%. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index warmed only 0.4%. The mainland markets — Shanghai and Shenzhen — have been in uptrends since an early March low. Hong Kong has been climbing since mid-February.