There is only one number that matters in Asia on Tuesday (and its coming up soon)

The Financial Times (via their FastFt service, gated) says:

• There is only one number that matters in Asia on Tuesday
• It has the potential to send global markets into a spin

They are referring, of course, to the Q3 China GDP due at 0200GMT.

The article goes on:

• President Xi Jinping’s government has a 7.5 per cent GDP target for the whole of 2014, although the IMF has predicted this will be missed.
• If the quarter’s growth trails the official target, expect economists to widely predict the Chinese government will launch another major stimulus package.

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More news/previews on the release:

• PREVIEW- China Q3 GDP result is going to be a key market focus
• Preview: Is Chinese GDP a win-win for the Australian dollar?

• (More preview) Cooling China GDP growth likely to raise heat on policymakers

• China Business News: China may set a lower GDP growth target for 2015