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China forex regulator says stepping up graft risk controls
September 29th, 2015
China‘s foreign exchange regulator is stepping up its risk controls against corruption, it said in a statement released on Tuesday via the ruling Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog. President Xi Jinping has launched a sweeping crackdown on deep-rooted graft since ...
Asian markets fall as new fears raised over China’s economy
September 29th, 2015
Tokyo and Shanghai main indexes fall after sharp losses the day before on Wall Street Concern over the health of the Chinese economy has again struck Asian markets, with shares in the region plummeting to their lowest level for ...
China Cannot Let This Happen
September 24th, 2015
After borrowing — and largely wasting — $15 trillion during the Great Recession, China now looks like a typical decadent developed-world country, complete with slow growth, anemic consumer spending and unstable financial markets. But it’s not France, Canada or ...
HSBC Thinks China Stocks Rout Is Nearly Over
September 24th, 2015
Margin loans are at 10-month low relative to market value Record selloff by leveraged traders fueled stock declines Further losses by Chinese stocks are limited after leveraged traders cut $218 billion of positions, according to HSBC Holdings Plc. The ...
European stocks rise despite China fears, Volkswagen up 4%
September 23rd, 2015
European stocks were trading higher on Wednesday in what has been a choppy morning of trade amid renewed fears over the health of the Chinese economy and continued fallout from the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up was ...
Oil nears $50 as U.S. stock-draw balances China data
September 23rd, 2015
Brent crude oil rose towards $50 a barrel on Wednesday as a drawdown in U.S. crude oil stocks outweighed the negative impact of weak economic manufacturing data from China. The American Petroleum Institute (API) said U.S. crude stockpiles fell ...
Aberdeen granted WFOE licence, signals long-term ambition in China
September 23rd, 2015
China has granted Aberdeen Asset Management (‘Aberdeen’), the UK-based asset manager, a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) business licence. The announcement comes as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, leads a trade delegation to China. The licence, issued to ...
China Said to Suspect Citic of Insider Trading During Rescue
September 23rd, 2015
Preliminary probe said to find evidence of insider trading Citic says it hasn’t been notified on nature of investigation A Chinese probe found evidence that Citic Securities Co., the nation’s biggest brokerage, engaged in insider trading connected to the government’s ...
Asian stocks extend losses on weak China PMI survey; dollar strong
September 23rd, 2015
Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as fears of an entrenched global economic slowdown gripped investors, underlined by a weak factory survey from China, while the greenback firmed as investors fled to relatively safe-haven assets. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific ...
CME Group and China Securities Index Co. Ltd Sign Agreement to Develop Commodity Indexes
September 22nd, 2015
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and China Securities Index Co. Ltd, today announced that they have signed an index development and product licensing agreement. Under this agreement, CME Group will grant CSI a license ...
