China’s treasury-bond curve may struggle to bear flatten any further, judging from our positioning analysis. Meanwhile, the positioning of the real-yield curve and the relative spreads of the treasury … ( read original story …)
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China Pacific Insurance has broken a year-long dry spell for the stock market link between China and Britain. The $32 billion financial group on Wednesday raised $1.8 billion on the London Stock … ( read…
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China’s capital cancelled scores of flights, shut schools and blocked off some neighbourhoods as it ramped up efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has fanned fears of wider contagion. Many i … ( read…
China Adopts Conciliatory Tone With India After Violent Clash in Himalayas
U.S. intelligence assesses that a deadly incident in the Galwan Valley region between the Asian superpowers has undermined Chinese attempts to woo India into closer economic ties. ( read original story …)
Indian PM Modi vows to defend territory after Himalayan clash with China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his country will staunchly defend its territory two days after 20 Indian soldiers died in a hand-to-hand clash with Chinese troops in the Himalaya … ( read…
Border Clash Between India and China Turns Deadly
In the worst military clash between China and India in years, Indian authorities say 20 Indian soldiers died and several Chinese troops also suffered casualties. WSJ’s Eric Bellman explains why … ( read original story…
India and China talk peace but hurl warnings after deadly border clash
Both sides blame the other for the death of at least 20 Indian soldiers in an overnight brawl along their disputed Himalayan border, and both say they want calm. ( read original story …)
China Is Challenging Dollar Dominance At The Worst Possible Time For Donald Trump
An influential group in China has revealed plans for an East Asia cryptocurrency scheme that could see a basket of currencies combined to take on bitcoin, Facebook’s libra and even the U.S. ( read original…
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For a long time economic sanctions have been used in order to establish geopolitical dominance. The US dollar currently accounts for about 60% of all central bank foreign exchange reserves. For … ( read original…
Vietnam targets China manufacturers after EU trade green light
Vietnam’s National Assembly approved a free trade agreement with the EU on June 8, a move expected to help make the country a new investment destination for manufacturers looking to leave China. The … (…
Flights cancelled, communities fenced off as coronavirus’ return plunges Beijing into “soft lockdown”
While residents of China’s capital feel like they’re living under “soft lockdown,” it’s still a limited outbreak, and authorities are determined to keep it that way. ( read original story …)
China bought about $1 billion of U.S. cotton: Lighthizer
Chinese officials have repeatedly affirmed their commitment to buy more U.S. goods and services as agreed under a Phase 1 trade deal, U.S. Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers, adding that some $10 … ( read original…
