Search Results for: China’s economy
Markets to Remain Concerned over China’s Debt
July 22nd, 2014
China’s debt has soared to two and a half times its economy, Standard Chartered estimates, highlighting the difficulties Beijing faces in balancing growth with the risk of bubbles forming in its economy. Total financial credit has surged to 251 ...
China’s Trade Data Misses Expectations
July 10th, 2014
China released improved trade data that missed expectations on Thursday, figures that suggest external demand remains weak and domestic recovery fragile, analysts say. The country’s exports rose 7.2 percent from the year ago period, lower than the 10.6 percent ...
China’s Inflation May Lead to More Stimulus
July 9th, 2014
China’s consumer inflation cooled slightly more than expected in June, pointing to lingering weakness in the economy which could prompt Beijing to launch further stimulus measures to shore up growth. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.3 percent in ...
China Regulator Pledges to Expand Credit as Economy Slows
June 6th, 2014
China’s banking regulator vowed to expand loans and cap borrowing costs, seeking to boost the supply of funds to the real economy as growth slows amid a clampdown on shadow financing. Lending to small businesses, major infrastructure projects and ...
China is killing the dollar
September 23rd, 2020
In the wake of the Fed’s promise of 23 March to print money without limit in order to rescue the covid-stricken US economy, China changed its policy of importing industrial materials to a more aggressive stance. In examining ...
Coronavirus and credit – a perfect storm
February 19th, 2020
This article posits that the spread of the coronavirus coincides with the downturn in the global credit cycle, with potentially catastrophic results. At the time of writing, analysts are still trying to get to grips with the virus’s ...
Yen holds gains on virus woes, euro crumbles on weak growth outlook
February 14th, 2020
The Japanese yen held onto gains against the dollar on Friday as renewed worries about the coronavirus outbreak supported demand for safe-haven currencies and weighed on prices of riskier assets. The Chinese yuan nursed losses in offshore trade as ...
The financial war escalates
July 3rd, 2019
Behind the scenes, the financial war between America and China is escalating dangerously into a war to secure global financial resources. At a time of growing liquidation of dollar assets by foreigners, the US Treasury’s internal analysis will highlight ...
Cyber wars and all that
May 3rd, 2019
Behind the Huawei story, we must not forget there is a wider financial war being waged by America against China and Russia. Stories about China’s banks being short of dollars are incorrect: the shortage is of inward capital ...
Stocks across Asia kicked off the week with strong gains; Events investors focus on this week
January 7th, 2019
Stocks across Asia kicked off the week with strong gains after soothing Federal Reserve comments and an easing of monetary policy in China stoked a renewed appetite for risk assets. The dollar fell to the lowest in more than ...
