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China's Economic Conference: Growth Targets and Supportive Policies Ahead

12/5/2025

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Analysts expect China to maintain this year’s policy tone at the central economic work conference, with a possible small growth target revision.
Lu Ting, chief economist at Nomura, expects Beijing to maintain a proactive fiscal policy to ease local governments’ financing.
Analysts at ANZ Bank anticipate supportive measures for the declining property sector and that markets should temper expectations.
The meeting will set the main policy goals for 2026.

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Analysts expect China to maintain this year’s policy tone at the central economic work conference, with a possible small growth target revision.
Lu Ting, chief economist at Nomura, expects Beijing to maintain a proactive fiscal policy to ease local governments’ financing.
Analysts at ANZ Bank anticipate supportive measures for the declining property sector and that markets should temper expectations.
The meeting will set the main policy goals for 2026.