ECM and M&A activity plunged by 66.2% and 21.6% respectively, however DCM demonstrated resilience, dropping slightly by 1.8%.
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Global Funds Pile Up Nearly a Trillion Yuan of China Bank Bonds
Foreign investors ramped up holdings of short-term bonds issued by Chinese banks to a fresh record, as attractive rates for swapping dollars continue to juice the returns available on such debt.
Beijing Delays Action Despite Economic Pressures
Plenum meetings were expected to set a new economic plan to deal with China’s severe economic and financial problems. They failed.
China Market Update: Summer Slowdown As Investors Wait For Policy
The US-China Business Council hosted a delegation of US multinationals in Beijing led by FedEx President and CEO Raj Subramaniam. The delegation met with Vice-Premier He Lifeng and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. This is another…
Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says
Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah have signed an agreement on “ending division and strengthening Palestinian unity,” Chinese broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday, following a deal …
Palestinian Factions Hail Declaration of Unity in Beijing, but Skepticism Is High
A joint statement from Fatah and Hamas supports the formation of a consensus government, but for many Palestinians the announcement doesn’t mean much.
What China’s goal to unite Palestinians means, particularly for Hamas and the West Bank – analysis
Reports about the meeting indicated that Hamas and Fatah had agreed to end decades of divisions at the meeting.
Inside China’s $47.5 Billion Chip Gamble: What’s at Stake?
In the next step forward for the technological race between world superpowers, China has secured billions of dollars for its semiconductor industry. A Push for Future Technologies Image Credit: Shutterstock / metamorworks China has now…
Palestinian factions sign ‘Beijing Declaration,’ agree to form unity government after talks in China
The Beijing Declaration has yet to be tested on the ground … Badran said the national unity government would manage the affairs of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, oversee reconstruction, and …
China Cuts 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate And Loan Prime Rates In Move To Support Growth
The PBOC made its first rate cut since February, cutting the 7-day reverse repo rate 10 basis points to 1.7%. Click to read.
China’s having its 2008 financial crisis at the worst possible time
The stakes for China could not be higher. Even if the country were growing at the claimed pace, it would not be able to retire debt. As a practical matter, China is now having its…
China’s Rate Cut Steals Plenum’s Muffled Thunder
China’s economic difficulties are too hard to ignore. At the five-yearly Third Plenum — a gathering of the Communist Party leadership — that ended last week, the urgency for fiscal reforms and …
Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, Chinese state media says
Since then, Hamas has ruled Gaza and the PA governs parts of the West Bank. At a press conference Tuesday in Beijing, Hamas delegation representative Mousa Abu Marzook said they had reached an …