JSE firms on positive economic figures in China
China’s data shows that it is leading … the world out of the pandemic-related recession in 2020, an Oanda analyst says
18 January 2021 - 11:30
The JSE was firmer on Monday with sentiment lifted by the better-than-expected Chinese economic data.
There are renewed economic recovery hopes after China's GDP jumped 6.5% in the final quarter of 2020, topping forecasts and pre-pandemic growth rates. The data also meant the Chinese economy was the only major one to avoid a contraction in 2020...
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