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China’s credit activity remained weak in July
New aggregate financing slowed to RMB 770.8bn in July. This brings the year-to-date new increase of aggregate financing to RMB 18.87tn, which represents a 14.6% year-on-year decline. Subcategories of aggregate financing were mixed on the month. In general, loan activity was weak in July. New RMB loans fell into contraction at RMB 770.8bn, lowering the year-to-date new increase of RMB loans to RMB 12.38tn, a 20.9% YoY decline. Foreign currency loans were also weak in July, falling RMB 88.9bn to bring the year-to-date level to a decrease of RMB 97bn. Other categories of financing fared a little better on the month. ... (full story)