China Investors Expect $283 Billion of New Stimulus This Weekend

  • Finance Minister Lan to host anticipated briefing on Saturday
  • Polled analysts expect local debt relief, consumption boost
WATCH: Investors and analysts are expecting Beijing to deploy as much as $283 billion in fresh fiscal stimulus. Minmin Low reports.Source: Bloomberg

Investors and analysts are expecting China to deploy as much as 2 trillion yuan ($283 billion) in fresh fiscal stimulus as Beijing seeks to shore up the world’s second-biggest economy and boost confidence.

That’s what they hope the country’s finance minister will announce at a highly anticipated briefing on Saturday, according to a majority of 23 market participants surveyed by Bloomberg. Most of the respondents expect the funding to come in the form of government bonds.