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Chinese Stocks Slide Again: One Trader Thinks It's All About The Financial Deleveraging
China opening up its bond markets, but currency seen as major barrier
While China’s measures to clamp down on capital outflows to reduce pressure on the yuan have captured the headlines since late last year, the country has also been opening up its bond market and liberalizing…
Finance officials call for stronger ties
YOKOHAMA, Japan-The finance ministers of China and Japan exchanged views on deepening cooperation at the Sixth China-Japan Finance Dialogue here this weekend. Xiao Jie, the minister of finance, and Taro Aso, Japan’s deputy prime minister…
With China’s financial tightening in full swing, risks needs be managed
After a solid start to the year, the Chinese economy appears to be coming off the boil. April’s purchasing managers’ index data pointed to some nascent signs of an economy losing momentum after the stellar…
China says Silk Road plan is not tied to presidency
Representatives from more than 100 countries will attend China’s biggest diplomatic event of the year, though only one leader from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, is set to…
China market key to Canada's economic diversification: Ambassador
That mission was the largest in Alberta’s history and saw more than 86 Alberta businesses and organizations travel to China and Japan to meet with potential business partners, investors and customers. Premier Rachel Notley, accompanied…
China Unicom Voted “Asia's Best Management Team”
HONG KONG, May 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (“China Unicom” or “the Company”) (HKEx: 0762; NYSE: CHU) was voted by professional investors as “Asia’s Best Management Team” in “Asia’s Best Managed…
China’s financial regulators appear determined to tighten rules further, boost oversight
China’s financial regulators are signalling that they will continue to tighten rules and slash leverage, regardless of the short-term pain their moves bring, keeping with President Xi Jinping’s order to prioritise financial security. The Financial…
China’s factory price inflation slows as manufacturing, commodities cool
China’s April producer price inflation cooled more than expected in a sign manufacturing activity may be losing momentum along with other sectors of the economy as domestic demand remains muted and the government cracks down…
Canadian softwood lumber could find a home in China, says Canadian ambassador
So news of the approval of TransMountain (pipeline) was very, very welcome. Asia is hungry for secure sources of energy,” he said. But in speaking about energy, both Bilous and McCallum mentioned the interest they…
China’s Baby Products Market Remains Vibrant: Over 4,000 brands from 30+ Countries/Regions to Exhibit at CBME China 2017
SHANGHAI, May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — CBME China 2017 – the world’s largest trade fair for child, baby and maternity products and services – announced over 4,000 brands and 2,600 exhibitors from over 30 countries/regions…
China’s Newest Propaganda Format: Children’s Bedtime Stories
HONG KONG — Sometimes “Goodnight Moon” just won’t do the trick. So for parents struggling to get their little ones to rest their eyes for the night, China’s state propaganda apparatus has a suggestion: Tell…
China's Securities Regulator Launches Inspection on Brokerages' Fund Business-Sources
SHANGHAI — China’s securities watchdog has launched a nation-wide inspection on brokerages’ asset management business, sources said on Tuesday, the latest move in China’s regulatory crackdown of risky investments and shadow banking. Brokerages, along ……
