If Chinese state investors are not directly buying Treasuries, they are lending money to other global investors who are. That is the only way the global flow of funds can add up. Ignore the amateur…
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As the yuan sizzles, China’s central bank deploys double-barrelled policy tweak
Regulators refine cross-border rules and cut the foreign exchange risk reserve ratio for forward forex sales to zero, aiming to provide stable offshore liquidity and help firms manage risks.
In Depth: China’s Sweeping Banking Law Rewrite Targets Hidden Risks
China is proposing the most significant overhaul of banking law in over two decades with a sweeping reform designed to better control risks simmering inside its 480 trillion yuan ($69 trillion) …
China Moves to Tame Yuan Rally by Slashing Shorting Costs
The People’s Bank of China is slashing the risk reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions conducting foreign-exchange forward trading to zero from 20%.
15th Five-Year Plan: Inside China’s push To Become A Financial Powerhouse
A debut of the term ‘financial powerhouse’ in China’s new five-year plan will push the financial system to the front lines of industrial transformation China’s 15th Five-Year Plan is not just another …
What’s next for China’s yuan payment system? Adviser banks on close trade partners
Former ICBC chairman Chen Siqing says alternatives needed due to risk of financial weaponisation in US dollar-centric world.
Xi Has Made China’s Currency Ambition Explicit
What changes when China’s leader finally states a reserve currency ambition explicitly? Xi Jinping has now done so, calling for the renminbi to attain …
China Bank’s 2025 profit climbed 13% to record P28 billion
China Banking Corp. posted a record net income of P28 billion in 2025, up 13 percent from the previous year, as the lender’s core businesses maintained …
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged as Beijing signals tolerance for stronger yuan
China’s central bank kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged as Beijing manages a balancing act of supporting a slowing economy while maintaining currency stability.
The government agency relying on Wall Street to go up against China’s soft power
The Development Finance Corporation (DFC), a little-known government agency, opened its first Wall Street outpost last week — and it’s got $205 billion and a mission to out-invest China on the world …
JPMorgan analysis finds Trump’s tariffs are working on China—at a huge cost to American small business
Outflows from midsize U.S. firms to China have dropped by approximately 20% since 2024, but there’s a price.
How Does China Manage Its Money Supply?
Two ways China manages its money supply are by controlling foreign exchange rates and printing currency. In China, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) manages the money supply by printing currency, …
How China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump
China sees an opening to turn President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its advantage by reshaping global trade in ways that would insulate its $19 trillion economy from U.S.
