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2024 10월 30 일, 오전 3:06 GMT

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Oct 30 (Reuters) -The yuan is on tenterhooks and Chinese stocks appear frail ahead of akeenly awaited parliamentary meeting and the U.S. presidential election. It could be a case of "buy-rumour, sell-fact"once Beijing's fiscal stimulus plans are revealed.

Reuters reported on Tuesday that China is set to announce up to 10 trillion yuanin debt issuance, using a chunk of it to reduce municipal debt, shifting the onus to the central government. Slightly less than half of the fund-raising will be funnelled to property support measures and a portion toboost consumption. The size of the fiscal spending could increaseif Donald Trump were to win the presidency, according to sources.

Analysts have opined that investors could again be disappointed by the stimulus announcement, due to the focus on reducing local government debt rather than primarily boosting domestic consumption. Still, there's hope that the funds allocated to revive the property sector might filter down to the broadereconomy, creating a more sustained improvement in economic output. But markets might not be as patient as Beijing hopes.

There is a strong likelihood that traders will sell Chinese assets and the yuan after the National People's Congress Standing Committee concludes its Nov4-8 meeting and makes public its plans. Chance of disappointment aside, the assumption that this marks the culmination of a wave of economic stimulus could spur an offloadingof risk-on bets built up since September.

As uncertainty ramps up onthe outcome of the U.S. election, markets may also pricea Trump win more aggressively, along witha massive increase in Chinesetrade tariffs. That would cement the case for China to unleash more easing measures, and perhaps strategically nudge the yuan toward weaknessto offset the effect of global tariffs.

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Ewen Chew is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own. Editing by Sonali Desai

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