China dodges a bullet?

I came upon a couple of data points that seem to indicate that Chinese growth has bottomed and is in the process of a turnaround. First, Also Sprach Analyst points out that Macau gaming revenues, which are highly correlated with Chinese growth, ticked up in September.

In addition, FT Alphaville highlighted a research report by Standard Chartered that concluded that Chinese property market is turning around,

In fact, they say, sales are picking up so much — and unit completion has been so slow — that inventory depletion could be a problem in the second half of 2013, at least in the top-tiered cities.

Meanwhile, land sales are holding steady and possibly rising (the local governments will be relieved), and financing appears to be easier:

My inner bull is breathing a sigh of relief. These developments are suggestive of a nascent turnaround in the Chinese economy.




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