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Moody’s cuts China outlook on eve of NPC, cites reform, fiscal risks
March 2nd, 2016
Moody’s downgraded its outlook on Chinese government debt to “negative” from “stable” on Wednesday, citing uncertainty over authorities’ capacity to implement economic reforms, rising government debt and falling reserves. The Moody’s downgrade comes just days before the National People’s ...
China’s central bank attempts to boost economy with cash injection
March 1st, 2016
The People’s Bank of China has loosened rules on banks’ cash reserves for the fifth time in a year in the hope cheaper loans will be made available China’s central bank has stepped up action to bolster its cooling ...
China central bank deflects concerns over forex reserves
February 29th, 2016
The vice-governor of China’s central bank on Sunday deflected concerns over the possibility of an extended fall in the country’s foreign exchange reserves and reaffirmed confidence in the strength of the Yuan. China still owns the world’s largest currency reserves ...
China shares tumble; Nikkei gives up gains to close down 1%
February 29th, 2016
Markets in China, Japan, and Hong Kong tumbled Monday, with renewed concerns over China’s economic fundamentals and the deluge of economic data due this week dragging stocks. Vishnu Varathan, senior economist at Mizuho Bank, wrote in a morning note ...
China Stocks Plunge More Than 6% as Money-Market Rates Increase
February 25th, 2016
China’s stocks tumbled the most in a month as surging money-market rates signaled tighter liquidity and the offshore yuan declined for a fifth day. The Shanghai Composite Index sank 6.4 percent at the 3 p.m. close, extending its declines ...
China shares drop, with the Shanghai Composite tumbling more than 5%
February 25th, 2016
China markets tumbled Thursday, extending a long rout, but some Asian markets posted gains following Wall Street’s reversal of sharp intraday losses overnight on the back of higher oil prices. Concerns were raised over China this week after the People’s ...
China’s top bank raided in Spain over money laundering
February 18th, 2016
Five employees of China’s biggest bank have been arrested in Spain on suspicion of laundering money across Europe. Police made the arrests Wednesday after raiding the offices of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Madrid. One of ...
RoboForex has opened office in China
February 18th, 2016
RoboForex, represented by RoboTrade Ltd, has opened a Representative office in the People’s Republic of China. From now on, RoboForex clients and partners from this region can address any questions they have directly to the Company’s Representatives, who will provide ...
China Provides Tax Breaks For High-Tech Services
February 17th, 2016
The State Council executive meeting on February 14 agreed to introduce pilot measures to encourage further development in China’s services sector, including tax breaks for advanced technology service companies. China will extend a concessionary 15 percent rate of corporate ...
Nikkei surges 7%, Topix up 8.3%; China lose ground
February 15th, 2016
Asian stocks mostly climbed on Monday, with Japan shares surging after last week’s sharp selloff. But China’s shares lost ground as its markets re-opened after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. The Nikkei 225 retraced losses some of Friday’s losses, jumping ...