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China shifts July economic data release to a 3 p.m. Beijing slot

The delay moves key growth indicators into the Asian afternoon session, a setup that can affect expectations for the yuan and potential People’s Bank of China easing.

Forexlive reports that China has moved the release and briefing for July economic data to 3:00 p.m. Beijing time on Monday, an unusual scheduling change that shifts when investors get key growth signals.

The data package includes monthly indicators for industrial production, retail sales, fixed-asset investment, and real estate prices, with expectations leaning toward slowing factory output and continued pressure from the property sector.

Ahead of the release, markets also expect the yuan to react to any confirmation of economic cooling, with soft results potentially reinforcing expectations for faster policy support from the People’s Bank of China, including reserve requirement cuts or interest rate reductions.

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