The country’s banking industry has grappled with weakening profitability under the weight of lower mortgage rates and ailing credit demand.
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Forum hears economists’ prescriptions for curing China’s property woes
Beijing has been urged to take further action to ensure a soft landing for China’s economically important property sector, as the country focuses on preventing debt shocks, restoring market confidence …
China October bank lending seen declining despite policy measures: Reuters poll
China’s new yuan loans are expected to fall sharply in October from September, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, signalling weak credit demand even as the central bank ramps up policy stimulus to …
China’s foreign exchange reserves drop to $3.26105 trillion
BEIJING – China’s foreign exchange reserves totaled $3.26105 trillion at the end of October, down by $55.317 billion, or 1.67 percent, compared to the end of September, official data showed Thursday.
China’s Finance Ministry to Brief at 4 p.m. on Debt Swap Program
China will hold a briefing on a plan to allow local governments … The budget committee of the National People’s Congress and the Finance Ministry will speak with the media at the end of a…
Why Trump’s win and missed China-plus-one export opportunity seem to be prompting a trade policy rethink
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Analysis-Ready or Not? How China Scrambled to Counter the Second Trump Shock
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Steven Madden C.E.O. Says It Is Moving Production Out of China
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China’s Gray-Zone Offensive Against Taiwan Is Backfiring
Over the past two years, major Chinese military exercises around Taiwan have gone from comparatively rare to almost routine. Beijing launched major drills after former U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited the island…
No winners in trade, industrial wars, China’s ambassador to US says
There are no winners in tariff or trade wars, nor in wars over science and technology or industry, China’s ambassador to the United States said after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election.
Fed rate cut gives China room to move as Beijing eyes more economic stimulus
US Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark rate less than a day before China is expected to release its latest economic stimulus plan.
China expected to announce highly anticipated fiscal stimulus package
Authorities in Beijing have ramped up stimulus announcements since late September in an effort to bolster its flagging economy.
U.S. farm producers brace for hit to exports to China in Trump administration
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – U.S. agriculture producers are bracing for the prospect of a fresh trade war under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump again hitting exports of farm goods to China, but they said while any new…
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