Now that the 2014 China GDP result is out of the way …

UBS economist, Wang Tao, said at a recent lecture in Shanghai that

  • gross domestic product growth will likely to slow to 6.8% in 2015
  • The economy is to come under stronger deflationary pressure as plunging crude oil prices pull back the consumer price index to 1.5%
  • China will likely continue to increase its trade surplus
UBS Wang Tao

There’s more at the Nikkei article: Growth to slow to 6.8% in 2015, says UBS economist Wang Tao … but, there’s even more here … from a few weeks back … UBS expect 2015 China GDP growth to slow to 6.8% … and highlight potential for surprises