China’s best-performing mutual fund of 2023 sees more gains in the volatile corner of the market where it derived enough upside to beat its more than 7,000 competitors last year.
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Engaging China: A New Vision for a Western Global Debt Restructuring
In the ever-evolving sphere of global finance, China’s approach to debt relief and restructuring marks a clear departure from Western norms …
Wall Street’s China dreams hit a roadblock – So now what?
Wall Street’s ambitions in China have recently encountered significant headwinds, compelling major financial institutions to recalibrate their strategies. Amidst heightened geopolitical tensions and …
China Fiscal Spending Will Rise in 2024, Finance Chief Says
China’s government spending will rise this year, the nation’s Minister of Finance said, as authorities look for ways to bolster domestic demand and help the world’s second-largest economy regain …
China’s four state-backed distressed asset managers downgraded by Fitch Ratings on reduced government support, property woes
Fitch Ratings says the government’s propensity to provide timely extraordinary support to the national AMCs has weakened China’s property market slump and economic challenges are weighing on the AMCs’ …
Citi targets China investment bank unit launch, 30 new hires by end 2024-source
Citigroup Inc is aiming to launch its wholly owned China investment banking unit as early as the end of this year and hire about 30 people for the business, a person with direct knowledge of…
China’s LGFVs must repay a record US$651 billion of bonds in 2024
China’s local government financing vehicles (LGFV) need to pay back a record amount of maturing local bonds this year, testing the limits of a central government program to help them refinance their …
China Stress-Tests Global Economy At Moment Of Maximum Anxiety
It’s a reminder of how China is likely to stress-test the global economy as never before in 2024, and a moment of maximum anxiety for Asia. Though Batson points to 2021, the real original sin…
China’s fiscal spending will rise this year, finance chief says
Find out more about subscription packages here. CHINA’S government spending will rise this year, the nation’s minister of finance said, as authorities look for ways to bolster domestic demand and help …
China’s LGFVs Must Repay a Record $651B of Bonds in 2024
China’s local government financing vehicles, the companies that borrow on behalf of provinces and cities to finance mainly infrastructure projects, have 4.65 trillion yuan ($651 billion) worth of …
China steps up aid for regional banks as economic risks mount
Simply sign up to the Chinese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your … are also being used to hasten mergers of weak lenders in China’s indebted regions, which are struggling …
Wall Street’s Ambitions in China Run Into a Rising Firewall
One of Wall Street’s biggest banks stopped briefing the head of its subsidiary in mainland China on sensitive company strategy, so the government can’t eavesdrop or demand details later.Most Read from …
Exclusive: China’s top banks tighten exposure to smaller peers to curb credit risk
Some of China’s top banks have sharpened scrutiny of smaller peers’ asset quality and have tightened standards for interbank lending, three sources said, in an effort to curb credit risk as a …
