Officials at a Beijing-based mutual fund house confirmed to the South China Morning Post that the discussion took place, and said the regulator had been considering relaxing outflow controls under the QDII scheme for a…
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China’s Credit Expansion Trails Estimates Amid Debt Cleanup
Aggregate financing stood at 1.33 trillion yuan ($212 billion) in March, compared with an estimated 1.8 trillion yuan in a Bloomberg survey and 1.17 trillion yuan the prior month New yuan loans stood at 1.12…
China’s central bank to relax commercial banks’ deposit rate ceiling: sources
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank will relax its informal guidance for the upper limit of commercial banks’ deposit rates, facilitating the market liberalization of interest rates, three sources with knowledge of the matter…
UPDATE 1-China March new loans rebound to 1.12 trln yuan but miss forecasts
the threat has not reached a point where China is likely to change its monetary policy, the Bank of Communications said in a recent report. Long-term household loans, mostly mortgages, rose to 377 billion yuan…
China’s Trade Surplus Vanishes, as the Markets Monitor Noise from the Oval Office
Economic data through the Asian session this morning included New Zealand’s March Business PMI, the release of the RBA’s Financial Stability Review and China’s March trade figures. For the Kiwi Dollar, March’s business PMI slipped…
China Rapid Finance: Is It Close To Making A Profit?
China Rapid Finance (XRF) has experienced a business shift from lifestyle loans (larger in size) to consumption loans (smaller size), which will lead to bigger impact from regulatory hammer; Q4 earnings results didn’t satisfy investors…
China Banks Aiding North Korea Are Said Too Big to Punish
After conducting an economic impact analysis, officials worried about potential systemic damage and retaliatory measures from China, they explained. The Chinese lenders that were spared, at least for now, are Agricultural Bank of China and…
Direct Financial Impact From Tariffs on China Likely Limited
Matt Jamieson, Senior Director/Head:APAC Research, Fitch Ratings Australia discussed credit risk for corporates as a result of trade tensions in the APAC region. He spoke with Doug Krizner and Juliette Saly, and goes on to…
China denies Xi comments aimed at settling US dispute
BEIJING — China’s government on Thursday denied President Xi Jinping’s promise of market-opening measures this week was aimed at settling a tariff dispute with Washington and said negotiations are impossible under “unilateral coercion” by the…
China presents huge rewards — and serious risks — for US banks
China has promised to lift restrictions on foreign lenders in its massive banking system, creating a huge opportunity for America’s biggest banks. The enormous size and rapid growth of China’s economy make it a tantalizing…
World Bank raises East Asia’s 2018 GDP outlook, but wary of trade war
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The World Bank raised its growth forecast for East Asia and the Pacific for 2018, but warned that a possible U.S.-China trade war could harm growth in countries that are part of…
New challenge to USD: SBP allows Bank of China to settle transactions in yuan
KARACHI -UNS : The State Bank of Pakistan granted Bank of China permission to establish yuan settlement and clearing mechanism in a major step to encourage trade with Chinese currency and eventually in the respective…
China central bank governor says first quarter economic data a little better than expected
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank governor, Yi Gang, said on Thursday that first-quarter Chinese economic data has been a little better than expected. Yi was a speaker at a Belt and Road conference in…
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