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China and shadow financing: Part 2

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Probably the most interesting and major financial development in China has been the growth of trusts. Banks were allowed to have their wealth-management products invest in trust plans, and these trusts have funded government infrastructure…

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Chinese IPOs surge after regulator eases flow

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China’s stock market regulator has accelerated approvals for initial public offerings in recent months but market watchers say that long-awaited deregulation of the process is still years away. IPO fundraising in Shanghai and Shenzhen has…

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China’s Impossible Trinity

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Yet it’s still somehow forgotten or ignored by the very people who pull the financial and monetary levers of our world. China is a prime example. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is fighting tooth…

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China factory sector grows slightly

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Activity in China’s manufacturing sector expanded slightly more than expected in January but at roughly the same pace as in December, an official survey shows. The official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 51.3 in…

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