Coming up at 0100 GMT China official PMIs for August

  • Manufacturing expected 51.2, prior 51.1
  • Non-manufacturing expected 54.2, prior 54.2
  • Composite prior 54.1

ING:

  • Factory activities will still be growing, but at the same speed as last month, while the growth in services may be a little lower. However, there are activities in the services sector that could be an engine for growth in the coming months.
  • tourism within China could emerge as a highlight supporting the economy
  • other services in the insurance and financial sectors may slow a little

ANZ:

  • China's economic recovery continues, albeit it an uninspiring pace, with the August PMIs expected to be only marginally above 50

Westpac:

  • manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMIs are both comfortably above the 50 expansion/ contraction threshold
  • signalling robust growth is continuing

Scotia:

  • Little change from the mildly expansionary readings is expected.

HBSC, not specifically on today's data:

  • With an uneven recovery and uncertain global growth, Beijing is focusing on reflating the domestic economy
  • We thus expect policy to remain supportive with further interest-rate reductions this year - a 25 basis-point cut in the average reserve-requirement ratio to 9.15% and the one-year loan prime rate trimmed by another 20 points to 3.65%.