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China's monthly data are not cooperating.
Retail sales and investment have both shown weakness ahead of the second-quarter growth figure, and the gap between incoming evidence and policy targets is widening in a way that matters for anyone with China exposure.
The case the data are making Monthly indicators are the earliest available signal before the headline quarterly number prints.
Retail sales speak to household demand and consumer confidence; investment reflects business and fixed-capital appetite.
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