Politburo: Faster Fiscal Rollout, Not a Pivot Yet

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Politburo: Faster Fiscal Rollout, Not a Pivot Yet

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July 30, 2026 10:04 AM GMT

Morgan Stanley Asia LimitedMChina Economics | Asia Pacific Robin Xing

Chief China Economist

Politburo: Faster Fiscal Rollout, Robin.Xing@morganstanley.comJenny Zheng, CFA +852 2848-6511

Economist

Jenny.L.Zheng@morganstanley.com +852 3963-4015

Not a Pivot Yet Zhipeng Cai

Zhipeng.Cai@morganstanley.com +852 2239-7820

Key Takeaways Harry Zhao

Fine-tune, not pivot: Beijing acknowledged mounting economic challenges and Harry.Zhao@morganstanley.com +852 2239-7229

called for faster rollout of previously announced policies, not a new stimulus

package.

Execution of ~RMB2tn in-budget fiscal impulse: Faster government bond

issuance, use of new policy-based financial instruments, and broader interest rate

subsidies.

Still supply centric: Policy support remains focused on hard tech ("Al+") and

infrastructure ("Six Networks"); no concrete measures specified on consumption Exhibit 1 : Comparison of July vs. April

or housing. politburo meeting statements

Politburo Meeting

What's New Sept.-Oct. as the catalyst window: Beijing pledged to push out "effective and Apr-26 Jul-26

Economic Assessment Economyexpected off to a strong start, key indicators better than Morechallengescautious tone: remain highly vigilant to economic

finetune, not pivot practical new measures in time", suggesting broader easing if Jul-Aug data miss.

Faster rollout of existing policies Policy•

Policy Stance Targeted and effecitive policy implementation

Prepare practical and effective incremental measures •

• Enhance fiscal-monetary coordination

supply-centric framework:Budget rollout in focus: The July politburo echoed our preview: Growth concerns What's Unchanged ✓ Continued-AI+ and other emerging frontiers