The Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.4 percent as of 1:30 p.m. local time, led lower by consumer and financial stocks. The yuan slid 0.47 percent to 6.8763 per dollar after China’s central bank weakene… (…
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China Faces Problem in Getting Its Banks to Lend More Money
The People’s Bank of China is tackling a problem it rarely had to worry about until recently — persuading banks to lend the money they have. Thanks to the central bank turning on the liquidity…
Trump’s tariffs prove tougher obstacle than China expected
China’s central bank also guided interbank lending rates … Chinese officials must strike a balance between their determination to reduce financial risks and ensuring that economic growth does not sl… ( read original story …)
Insight: Beijing struggles to defuse anger over China’s P2P lending crisis
China’s propaganda machine has swung into action as Beijing seeks to reassure people that the Chinese economy and financial markets are healthy despite a trade war with the United States and steep dec… ( read…
China banking and insurance regulator voices support for more lending
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s banking and insurance regulator said it will facilitate the transmission of monetary policy by supporting more lending by financial institutions. The China Banking and Ins… ( read original story …)
China’s central bank to maintain prudent policy, keep yuan steady
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank said on Friday it would maintain its prudent and neutral monetary policy to ensure ample liquidity and keep the yuan largely stable, as global econom… ( read original…
Defrauded P2P Investors’ Protest Quashed in Beijing
On Monday, thousands of P2P investors gathered in Beijing from around the country to protest outside the offices of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, but were quickly intercepted and put on bus… ( read original…
Oil dips as U.S.-China trade dispute expected to stall economic growth
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday, pulled down by concerns that the escalating trade dispute between the United States and China would stall economic growth and fuel demand. Front-month … ( read original…
BRIEF-China Development Bank Financial Leasing Entered Supplemental Agreements For Purchase Of 60 Boeing Aircraft
Aug 9 (Reuters) – China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co Ltd: * CDBALF PROPOSED TO CONVERT ORDER TO PURCHASE EIGHT BOEING 787-9 AIRCRAFT INTO 22 737 MAX 8 AIRCRAFT * TOTAL LIST PRICE FOR AIRCRAFT…
China’s Belt and Road is conduit for polluting investments
All views expressed are those of the author(s) and should not be taken as reflecting the views of the Financial Times. China’s overseas investment flows hit a record $183bn in 2016, second only to the…
China and International Financial Standards: From “Rule Taker” to “Rule Maker”?
Following the global financial crisis, international financial standard-setting bodies granted emerging economies unprecedented representation. Some observers expected the existing system of internati… ( read original story …)
China and Russia’s dangerous liaison
It was not until China and Russia fought a war along the Siberian-Manchurian border in 1969 that the sceptics finally accepted the schism was real. Today the west risks making the opposite mistake by ……
China’s state firms cementing lucrative role in South China Sea, new research shows
China’ Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. While the research notes the difficulty in obtaining financial information, it suggests turning China’s seven reefs and cay… ( read original story …)