China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co Ltd (6863.HK) embraced what its executives called “innovative financing”, from the sale and leaseback of its cows, to selling wealth management products for rich investors – financial antics that seem…
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Finance : A top strategist explains the biggest problem China faces
Viktor Shvets is Macquarie’s head of global equity strategy and Asia-Pacific equity strategy. We recently spoke with him about the biggest problem facing the Chinese economy. This is part two of a series. Part one…
Green finance: The next driver of real growth?
For green finance to fulfill its potential for China and the rest of the world, green bonds need to be fully accepted by mainstream investors. With a concerted push by the world’s largest institutions, including…
China's Plan to Create New Shenzhen Triggers Speculative Rampage
Tangshan Jidong Cement Co. sent out an internal notice to its customers to raise cement price by 50 yuan per ton starting from April 2, according to Duncan Chan, an analyst at China Securities International…
China wants stability, access and influence: Expert
Former Deputy US Trade Rep. Robert Holleyman, provides insight to the upcoming meeting between President Trump and China President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago. ( read original story …)
Trump on the record about North Korea, China
Gillian Tett, Financial Times U.S. managing editor, discusses the paper’s interview with President Donald Trump on topics such as North Korea and the upcoming meeting with China President Xi Jinping. ( read original story …)
China’s largest banks beat expectations in 2016 earnings, what lies ahead may not be as rosy
China’s five largest banks turned in better than expected 2016 financial performance last week, but analysts warned that the worst is not over as risks of a property market shock could threaten financial stability in…
Trump presses China on North Korea ahead of Xi talks
The comments, in an interview published on Sunday by the Financial Times, appeared designed to pressure Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his visit to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida this week. “China has great…
Trump ready to 'solve' North Korea problem without China
“If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you,” he said in an interview with UK paper Financial Times. Pressed on whether he thought he could…
China central bank injects $89.9 bln of liquidity in March
BEIJING: China’s central bank injected 618.99 billion yuan ($89.93 billion) into the financial system via short- and medium-term liquidity tools in March, up nearly 50 percent from the previous month, even as financial markets feared…
China central bank says economy stable but complexities 'cannot be underestimated'
SHANGHAI China’s economy remains “generally stable” but it is facing complexities that “cannot be underestimated”, the country’s central bank said in a statement on Saturday following a quarterly meeting of its monetary policy committee. The…
Bank of China not optimistic about 2017 after profit drop
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) – Bank of China Ltd (BoC) , the country’s fourth-largest lender by assets, reported a fall in full-year profit for the first time in more than a decade on Friday, the…
UPDATE 1-Bank of China's annual profit falls for first time in decade
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 31 Bank of China Ltd (BoC) , the country’s fourth-largest lender by assets, on Friday reported a fall in full-year profit for the first time in over a decade, the only one of…