Zero Hedge "The Comments Are Highly Important" [Goldman]: China's Xi Reportedly Indicated Desire To Avoid Strong Stimulus

Overnight, Goldman confirmed as much, writing that President Xi participated at group discussions at the Two Sessions on Friday, with some of his comments reported on Saturday. Notably he said if it were not because of the pandemic, the growth target would be set at around 6%. He added that a global recession is guaranteed, and given this, if a numerical target (implicitly at a relatively high level) was set, it would require a strong stimulus and the focus of the government would be on the growth rate. He said the focus should instead be on the "six stabilities" and "six guarantees" in six areas — the pursuit of these goals will indirectly contribute to GDP growth but the latter should not be the focus of the government, according to the report....

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"The Comments Are Highly Important": China's Xi Reportedly Indicated Desire To Avoid Strong Stimulus
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