China’s economy grows faster than expected in November

China’s economy grows faster than expected in November

China’s official Purchasing Managers Index for Manufacturing rose to 52.1 in November. The was up from 51.4 in October. And beat the 51.5 median estimate from economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The index for the non-manufacturing sector climbed to 56.4 in November from 56.2 in October. That exceeded the median forecast of 56. The picture that emerges is of a Chinese economy that has stabilized in November and that has momentum generated by end of the year consumer spending and government measures to stimulate domestic consumer.

I think today is just a pause in the China-coronavirus selling; I’m selling China Southern Airlines out of my 50 Stocks Portfolio today on the bounce.

Time to add China Southern Airlines to my 50 Stocks Portfolio

You might know that China Southern is the largest airline in China. But I bet you didn’t know that it has the largest fleet (702 planes) of any Asian airline. I’ve been looking to add shares of China Southern Airlines (ZNH) to my long-term 50 Stocks ever since I saw the newest list of the world’s 20 busiest airports from the Airports Council International on April 6.

Markets decide coronavirus vaccine is just around the corner–is this a fear of missing the virus bottom rally?

Day Two of the rally in Shanghai

Granted you can draw a trend line with just two data points, but it doesn’t indicate very strong trend. The Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.84% last night, taking the index to 3117. This comes after the Wednesday gain of 0.8% to 3091.