Economist George Magnus, Senior Advisor to UBS says China's December Purchasing Managers‘ Index (PMI) number was hardly unexpected. China‘s political activities are weakening its economy, he added.
The turbulent response of equity, commodity and emerging markets marks this as a rare, if not singular instance in recent years of markets reacting so negatively to an ostensibly dovish policy signal from the Fed.
In Japan, the government policies don't seem to be working the way they intended them to and the fiscal stimulus announced by Bank of Japan is likely to put pressure on the central bank to print more money, feels UBS economist, George Magnus.