After nearly three years of aiming to eliminate COVID-19 through mass lockdowns, robust contact tracing programs and international travel bans, the Chinese government has announced it is rolling back …
Monthly Archives For December 2022
Inflation moderates, China Covid rules ease. Have two heads of the dragon been slayed?
The Fed’s fight against inflation this year has been one head of the three-headed dragon keeping markets from making a meaningful move higher.
Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr files US IPO confidentially
Zeekr, the premium electric car brand under China’s Geely, said Tuesday it has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering.
Growth downgrade for China ‘very likely’ on COVID-19 surge: IMF chief
WASHINGTON: A lower growth forecast is “very likely” for China this year and next, with easing COVID-19 restrictions bringing a surge in infections and temporary difficulties, IMF chief Kristalina …
Gulf leaders find new partner in China, challenging US dominance
For decades Washington has been the unquestioned patron and protector of its allies in the Gulf. Now the Gulf states want to diversify their ties: Enter China.
Cop15 half-time report: China prompts fears of new ‘Copenhagen moment’
Negotiators say divisions mean risk is growing of a weak final agreement similar to Denmark summit in 2009 …
Taiwan lawmaker says ‘no reason’ mainland China won’t lift Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor ban
Mainland officials see ‘no reason’ Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor cannot be approved for import if supplementary documents are completed, says Taiwanese lawmaker Chen Yu-chen, from the opposition KMT.
China health app starts online sales of Pfizer’s Paxlovid for COVID treatment
A Chinese healthcare platform has started selling Pfizer’s oral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid in what appears to be the first retail sale of the drug in the country, as China braces for a surge in COVID…
The Guardian view on China’s Covid U-turn: from all-out war to all but nothing
Editorial: The country has abruptly abandoned the vast bulk of its harsh measures to contain coronavirus following protests. That carries considerable risk
China struggles to dismantle controversial ‘zero COVID’ policies
Chinese officials have abandoned the nation’s exceedingly strict and controversial “zero COVID” policies following national unrest, though reform is proving difficult.
Column-China’s Re-Opening and the J-Curve in Oil Consumption: Kemp
China’s exit from a coronavirus suppression strategy relying on lockdowns will eventually boost oil consumption by more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) as domestic and international travel …
EWJ Should Benefit From A China Reopening
The iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) shows a very representative slice of the Japanese economy. Read why I think the reopening of China should help a host of exposures.
Zero-COVID exit throws China’s economy into disarray
A week since the effective end of China’s campaign to stamp out COVID-19, cases appear to be soaring in big cities, forcing a wide array of businesses to grapple with labor shortages. China on Tuesday…
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