Emerging market stocks fell on Friday on mounting worries about economic growth, while China’s yuan hit session lows after the central bank cut a key rate, freeing up about $70 billion for banks as it…
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Senior citizens greet with each other at a canteen for elderly people at a community in Jin’an District of Fuzhou, capital of southeast China’s Fujian Province, June 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong) by …
China: Overwhelming COVID cases could lead to ‘far more social instability,’ expert explains
China Beige Book International Managing Director Shehzad Qazi joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss China’s zero-COVID policy and the economic ramifications of the restrictions, supply chain headwinds …
Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers
Uncertainty and scattered, unconfirmed reports of lockdowns in at least some Beijing districts have fueled demand for food and other supplies, something not seen in the city for months.
Fri. 8:49 a.m.: Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers
Residents of some parts of China’s capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps today as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and …
Beijing to enact regulations to beef up digital economy
Beijing will enact a set of regulations to protect the development of the digital economy from Jan. 1, 2023, according to local authorities on Friday. The rules, adopted at a municipal legislature …
China Central Bank Boosts Stimulus to Bolster Covid-Hit Economy
China’s central bank cut the amount of cash lenders must hold in reserve for the second time this year, ramping up support for an economy racked by surging Covid cases and a continued property …
China’s Central Bank Cuts Reserve Ratio to Help Bolster Economy
China’s central bank cut the amount of cash lenders must hold in reserve for the second time this year, ramping up support for an economy racked by surging Covid cases and a continued property …
China loosens monetary policy again with 25 bp reserve ratio cut
China’s central bank loosened monetary policy again on Friday, the latest in a string of official attempts to shore up a financial system struggling with the implosion of a housing credit bubble. The …
1st LD: China announces reserve requirement ratio cut
China’s central bank said Friday that it has decided to cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for eligible financial institutions by 0.25 percentage points to keep liquidity reasonably ample and …
China Central Bank Boosts Stimulus to Aid Covid-Hit Economy
China’s central bank cut the amount of cash lenders must hold in reserve for the second time this year, ramping up support for an economy racked by surging Covid cases and a continued property …
China frees up $70 billion for banks to underpin slowing economy
China’s central bank said on Friday it would cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves for the second time this year.
China Local Governments Face Debt Squeeze Worth $2 Trillion
Signs are growing in China that local government debt burdens are becoming unsustainable. China’s 31 provincial governments have a stockpile of outstanding bonds that’s close to the Ministry of …