Tingyi's recent success with beverages may help offset margin declines seen currently in its noodle business.
Monetary Trends
Yurun (1068:HKG)
The meat processor's mix of both low and high-end products gives the company more leverage to defend against pork inflation.
14 January 2010
Food inflation to surge
No economic trend in China is more important than inflation, as we have been saying since July last year (CC July 9th Big Call). If Beijing fails to control it, it may have to slam on the monetary brakes later this year, potentially precipitating a 'hard landing' for the economy.
14 January 2010
China to hike bank reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points
The People's Bank of China (PBoC), the central bank, announced that it will raise the reserve requirement ratio for commercial banks by 50 basis points from next Monday, signalling growing concerns over inflation and the pace of credit expansion. We think the timing of the move displays a measure of policy alarm in Beijing and a significant de facto tightening of the official "moderately loose" monetary policy.
12 January 2010
Balancing inflation, overcapacity and asset bubbles. Is that all?
Peering into our crystal balls for 2010, things appear bleak or complex, but there are at least some silver linings.
23 December 2009
Inflationary pressures to build
With the consumer price index up 0.6% in November year on year - the first CPI increase in nine months - inflationary pressures look set to intensify, along with the liklihood of policy responses over the next two quarters.
11 December 2009
Monetary policy: spectres loom
Concerns over the future of credit expansion are weighing on market sentiment.
26 November 2009
Back to the balancing act
Inflation, inflation, inflation. We predicted in July that it would return in Q4 or early in 2010 and, right on cue, it looks as if China is re-entering an inflationary phase. But how worried should we be?
29 October 2009
Banks’ Net Interest Margin rebounding
Our interviews with bankers in several parts of the country convince us that a real adjustment in commercial bank strategy is already underway.
17 September 2009
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