Reuters poll of economists from 70 institutions surveyed

  • 2018 GDP growth seen at 6.5% (October poll: 6.4%)
  • Sees PBOC keeping rates steady through at least until Q2 2019
  • PBOC seen cutting RRR by 25 bps in Q4 2018 (October poll: 50 bps cut by Q2 2018)

The respondents said that tighter financial scrutiny will lead to a cooling of China's economy this year, as the government looks to crackdown on debt risks and factory pollution.

On inflation, those surveyed sees 2018 consumer inflation at 2.3% (up from 2.2% in October's poll) as a result of rising services prices. The 2.3% is expected to remain through to 2019.

China will be releasing their 2017 GDP figures this Thursday. It'll be one of the bigger data points to watch out for this week. For more details, you can refer to the economic calendar.