China’s top leaders have signalled a shift towards supporting … chief economist at Reality Institute of Advanced Finance, an independent macroeconomic research group in Beijing. “Policymakers are tr… ( read original story …)
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U.S., China Aim to Restart Talks to Defuse Trade War, Sources Say
The U.S. and China are trying to restart talks aimed at averting a full-blown trade war between the world’s two largest economies, two people familiar with the effort said. Representatives of U.S. Tre… ( read…
China should limit credit impact of deleveraging: central bank adviser
BEIJING (Reuters) – China should limit the credit impact of the country’s financial deleveraging drive, a central bank adviser said on Wednesday, as policymakers seek to boost support for the slowing … ( read original…
Huawei overtakes Apple as world No. 2 smartphone seller, gains ground in China
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies overtook Apple Inc (NasdaqGS:AAPL – News) to become the world’s second-biggest smartphone seller in the June quarter, data from market resea… ( read original story …)
Asian factories slow as China-U.S. trade conflict intensifies
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Manufacturing activity across Asia slowed in July, deepening concerns about the region’s economic outlook as an intensifying trade conflict between the United States and China se… ( read original story …)
China Slowdown Has Debt Warriors Rethinking Their Targets
“The radical deleveraging policy is under comprehensive adjustment” and the credit environment is shifting to moderate from tightening, said Wang Yifeng, a researcher at China Minsheng Bank in Beijing … ( read original story …)
The Finance 202: China has other weapons with which to punish Trump on trade
Chinese President Xi Jinping President Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last year. (AFP / Nicolas Asfouri) The Chinese government is getting creative as it hu… (…
China plans tighter controls on foreign acquisitions
The draft amendment will be open for public comment until August 29. “This move is in line with two major trends in China: accelerated financial opening and increased concerns around economic national … ( read…
China open to UK trade deal after Brexit
Mr Hunt said Mr Wang had offered “to open discussions about a possible free trade deal done between Britain and China post-Brexit, and that’s something we welcome and we said we will explore”. Last mo……
Britain, China talk trade at Beijing meeting
Officials from China and the UK talked trade during a meeting in Beijing, as China says it is open to dialogue with the US. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Rick Newman and Melody Hahm discuss wh……
China offers to open discussions on post-Brexit trade deal – UK minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has offered to open discussions on a post-Brexit free trade deal with Britain, British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt said in Beijing on Monday. Hunt, appointed earlier this mo… ( read original…
Beijing to shut 1,000 manufacturing firms by 2020: paper
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing will shut around 1,000 manufacturing firms by 2020 as part of a program aimed at curbing smog and boosting income in neighboring regions, state media said … ( read…
Beijing to ease bank capital rule to free up more lending
The People’s Bank of China headquarters in Beijing. The PBoC has cut reserve-requirement ratios three times this year, while tax cuts and infrastructure projects were announced on Monday. China took a… ( read original story…