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Monthly Archives: November, 2017

Chinese Banks Gear up for Bigger Exchange Rate Swings

Chinese banks are loading up on foreign currency with the expectation that Beijing will permit increased flexibility of the renminbi's exchange rate. Data from the...

Regulators Call for Immediate Suspension of New Online Microlending

Chinese regulators have launched an immediate suspension of the establishment of new online micro-lending platforms, following reports of exorbitant interest rates and widespread unlicensed...

Central Bank Chief Says Opening of Finance Sector Key to Prevention of Systemic Risk

The head of the People's Bank of China said that reform and opening of the country's financial sector is the key to prevention of...

Outbound Real Estate Investment Drops Over 50% in the Third Quarter

China's outbound foreign investment in the real estate sector has plunged by over half in the third quarter of 2017 according to a new...

Chinese Central Bank’s New Liquidity Tools Improve Monetary Management: Moody’s

The People's Bank of China's use of new monetary policy tools characterised by longer maturities has heightened its ability to adjust liquidity without hampering...

China’s Debt-GDP Ratio Expected to Rise to 327% Over Next Five Years

Bloomberg analysts expect China's debt-GDP ratio to surge over the next five years, exacerbating the risk of a financial crisis. Bloomberg Economics analysts Fielding Chen...

Communist Party’s Top Political Publication Flags Further Opening of Chinese Finance Sector

An opinion piece published by the Chinese Communist Party's bi-monthly journal of political theory flags further opening of the finance sector in future. The piece...

Chinese Deleveraging Will Be World Economy’s Chief Uncertainty in 2018: Goldman Sachs

Beijing's plan to contain credit expansion in the world's second largest economy will be the chief uncertainty for the global economy in 2018 says...

Hong Kong Still Asia’s Biggest Real Estate Investment Draw

Capital flows from mainland Chinese investors have helped Hong Kong to retain its position as Asia's leading property investment destination. A new report from ULI...

Tencent Becomes Asia’s First Company to Breach Half Trillion Dollar Threshold

Chinese Internet giant Tencent has beat out rival Alibaba to become the first company in Asia to see its market capitalisation exceed the USD$500...

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