Breaking: China’s GDP expands by 4.5% YoY in Q3, vs 4.4% expected

China's third-quarter GDP grew 4.5% year on year, beating the 4.4% consensus, according to the headline reported by FXStreet. The upside surprise is a modest one, but it lowers the odds that Beijing needs to accelerate further stimulus to hit its growth target, which tends to support risk appetite across Asia-Pacific equities and commodity-linked currencies such as the Australian and New Zealand dollars. Industrial metals, iron ore and energy demand are the most directly exposed, since China is the largest marginal consumer of these inputs and a firmer growth print supports expectations for construction and factory activity. Traders will watch September industrial production, retail sales and fixed-asset investment data, released alongside this GDP figure, to confirm whether the quarter's strength came from domestic demand or was driven by export momentum.

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