The cost of hedging against declines on China Construction Bank Corp. shares has jumped, and the number of bearish options outstanding hit a 10-year high relative to bullish contracts, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The…
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China’s central bank conducts reverse repos Wednesday
BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — China’s central bank conducted 270 billion yuan (about 37.86 billion U.S. dollars) of seven-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 1.8 percent Wednesday. The move aims …
China’s Central Bank Uses Hedge Fund Tactic to Tame Bond Bulls
China’s central bank is readying a bold new experiment in global monetary policy — taking a leaf out of the hedge fund playbook and arranging to short sell bonds.Most Read from BloombergBlackRock Says …
China’s 3rd Plenum Planners Have Big Problems Beyond The Property Crisis
For years China’s local governments have spent freely to support growth. The debt loads they have accumulated now threaten the nation’s economic prospects.
China’s GDP forecasts cut by some banks to below 5% target, Beijing facing ‘critical point’
Some major investment banks cut their forecasts for China’s 2024 economic growth to below 5 per cent following disappointing second-quarter data.
Chinese finance firms ask Hong Kong staff to pay back part of their bonuses
Some of China’s largest state-backed financial firms are asking employees in Hong Kong to return a portion of their pay, extending President Xi Jinping’s ‘common prosperity’ campaign to the offshore …
Chinese central bank’s new policy tools let it act more like the Fed
Weeks after China’s central bank chief mapped out a new monetary-policy framework, authorities have taken steps to tweak liquidity operations, …
China’s Wealth Management Products Seek New Portfolios as Yields Fall
The annual rate of return of WMPs may drop to slightly above 2 percent in the second half, noted Liao Zhiming, a banking analyst at China Merchants Securities, adding that expectations should be …
China to Boost Funding to Reduce Emissions at Coal Power Plants
China is planning to increase financial support for projects to reduce emissions at coal power plants through methods including burning biomass and green ammonia.
China property crash batters a niche pocket of finance
SINGAPORE: China’s property downturn is weighing on yet another corner of financial markets: ESG-labelled securitised debt.
China’s consumers cautious about economy as top officials meet
Many consumers, used to the rapid growth of the past, have reined in spending. Weak demand and a real estate crisis weigh on the economy.
China Reels From Banking Crisis
A Chinese bank teller counts stacks of hundred yuan notes at a local bank in Beijing on May 15, 2006. At least 40 high-risk Chinese banks have been lost to mergers in the first six……
China’s Economy Is in Trouble. Xi Jinping Has Other Priorities.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping wants to fashion China into a manufacturing colossus that leads the world in technological innovation. His pursuit of that vision is increasingly weighing on China’s economy.
