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Michael Pettis highlights differing capital deployment challenges in China and Europe.
According to his commentary, China mobilizes significant amounts of capital but often lacks sufficient emphasis on return discipline, leading to overcapacity. In contrast, while capital is available in Europe, public assets are not structured adequately to allow that capital to be effectively put to use, resulting in insufficient deployment.
Pettis previously reported that China shifted its dollar reserves from official entities to state banks and investment funds. In a separate note, he highlighted that Shenzhen's retail sales rose 0.5% year on year in the first quarter, with GDP increasing 5.8% over the same period. Both events highlight ongoing developments in China’s economic and capital management landscape.