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Monthly Archives: August, 2017

Chinese Home Buyers Need to Wait At Least Three Months for Bank Loans

In addition to rising interest rates, an increase in the time required for Chinese home buyers to secure loans from banks promises to put...

China’s Central Bank Takes Net Liquidity Injections Via MLF to 4 Month High

The People's Bank of China has just taken its net liquidity injections via medium-term lending facilities a four month high following the release of...

Slowing Economy a Key Driver Behind China’s Foreign Policy Ambitions: Andy Xie

Morgan Stanley's former chief Asia-Pacific economist says that slowing growth is a key factor behind China's ambitious foreign policy agenda. The latest round of Chinese...

Big Five Banks Sign on for Debt-Equity Swaps Worth Over One Trillion Yuan

China's big five banks have signed on for debt-equity swap agreements worth over one trillion yuan (USD$149.87 billion), as regulators push for accelerated use...

China’s Nationwide Housing Inventory Hits 33-Month Low

The latest data points to a drop in China's housing inventories which analysts expect to continue for at least another year on the back...

Declining Excess Reserve Ratio Does Not Signal Loose Monetary Policy: PBOC

China's central bank has indicated that ongoing declines in the excess reserve ratio do not signal a shift in monetary policy or plans to...

Schedule Set for Inclusion of Interbank CD’s in Macro-prudential Assessments

China's central bank has released further details on the inclusion of interbank certificates of deposit in its macro-prudential assessments (MPA) of Chinese lenders. On 11...

Chinese Central Bank Says Lower Growth in M2 Could Become New Normal

The People's Bank of China has flagged the potential for a far lower rate of growth in the country's M2 money supply in future...

SOE Reforms See Private Capital Grab Bigger Stakes in China’s State-owned Companies

Domestic analysts expect mixed-ownership reforms of China's state-owned enterprises to accelerate in the second half of 2017, with private companies taking bigger stakes in...

Chinese January – July Real Estate Development Investment Up 7.9% Year-on-Year

The latest official data points to a sizeable year-on-year rise in Chinese real estate development investment for the first seven months of 2017. Data from...

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