China has launched a four-month campaign to protect the intellectual property rights of foreign businesses, a move that may alleviate a major concern among foreign investors on the mainland and appease Washington ahead of US President Donald Trump’s ... ( read original story ...)
Weakest China Developers Menaced by $38 Billion in Bond Puts
China-listed property developers’ total cash and cash equivalents were 826 billion yuan as of June 30, compared with 866 billion yuan at the end of the first quarter, according to Bloomberg-compiled data. New-home prices, excluding government-subsidized ... ( read original story ...)
China plans 4-month crackdown to protect foreign investors’ intellectual property rights
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s commerce ministry on Monday uneveiled a four-month crackdown, running from September until the end of 2017, to protect the intellectual property rights of companies with foreign investors. In a statement on its website, the ... ( read original story ...)
UBS’s Wang Says China Property Heading for a Slowdown
Sep.17 -- Wang Tao, head of Asia economics at UBS, discusses China's property price data for August and what it means for the economy. She speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia." ( read original story ...)
RPT-TABLE-China property price changes in August
(Attaches to additional alerts) Sept 18 (Reuters) - BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Following is a breakdown of average new home price changes in major Chinese cities in August, announced by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. Home price figures ... ( read original story ...)
China economy cools amid rising borrowing costs, property curbs
Business activity in China slowed in August amid rising borrowing costs and property restrictions, the Wall Street Journal reports. Industrial output rose 6.0 percent from a year earlier, the slowest pace this year, from a 6.4 percent increase in July, the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s economy losing some steam as investment growth hits 18-year low
Factory output and retail sales also grew less than anticipated, though a rebound in property sales and construction starts is likely to keep China’s overall growth relatively robust and comfortably on target ahead of a key leadership reshuffle next month. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-China property investment, sales growth pick up in August, despite curbs
BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) - China’s real estate investment growth picked up pace again in August as demand held up despite various government curbs, unlike factory output, fixed asset investment and retail sales which fell short of expectations. ( read original story ...)
RPT-China Jan-Aug property investment rises 7.9 pct y/y, unchanged from Jan-July gain
BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Real estate investment in China in January-August rose 7.9 percent from the same period a year earlier, unchanged from from first seven months of 2017, official data showed on Thursday. New construction starts measured by floor ... ( read original story ...)
China’s property investment up 7.9 pct, sales slow
Investment in China's property sector maintained steady growth in the first eight months of 2017, with sales continuing to slow due to government curbs, official data showed Thursday. Real estate investment rose 7.9 percent year on year in January-August ... ( read original story ...)