中國經濟數據未現意外 全球市場小幅回暖

Financials markets were offered a glimmer of relief as the latest growth figures from China contained no nasty surprises and the International Monetary Fund predicted higher global growth this year.

週二，中國公佈的最新經濟增長數據並未出現糟糕的意外，而國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)也預測今年全球經濟增長率將提高，這些都爲金融市場帶來了利好消息。

Stock markets around the world posted modest gains. Brent crude briefly nudged above $30 a barrel in volatile European trading while copper — highly sensitive to China’s economic health — was up more than 1 per cent in London.

世界各地股市出現小幅上揚。在歐洲波動的交易中，布倫特(Brent)原油價格一度衝破30美元/桶，而對中國經濟健康狀況高度敏感的倫敦銅價漲幅超1%。

The IMF said the dismal start to the year on equity markets was an overreaction, warning of “broader contagion effects” if it continued. The fund trimmed its forecasts slightly but said global economic activity remained on an upward trend. It said global growth was likely to pick up from 3.1 per cent in 2015 to 3.4 per cent this year and 3.6 per cent in 2017.

IMF表示，今年股市的慘淡開局是一種過度反應，並警告，如果這種反應持續的話會產生“更廣泛的傳染效應”。IMF略微下調了對經濟增速的預測，但表示全球經濟活動仍呈現上升趨勢。該機構表示，全球經濟增速很可能會從2015年的3.1%升至今年的3.4%，並在2017年達到3.6%。

China announced growth in the fourth quarter at its lowest level since 1990, with steel production and power generation both contracting for the first time in 25 years. But the 6.8 per cent rise in gross domestic product put the annual figure at 6.9 per cent, in line with the target of “around 7 per cent” and economists’ expectations.

中國公佈了去年的經濟增速，爲1990年以來的最低水平，鋼產量與發電量雙雙出現25年來首次萎縮。但第四季度國內生產總值(GDP) 6.8%的增幅使得全年增幅達到6.9%，符合中國政府“7%左右”的增長目標，也與經濟學家的預期相符。