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China Stocks Head for Sixth Week of Gains on Policy Easing Bets
April 17th, 2015
Chinese stocks rose, with the Shanghai Composite Index heading for a sixth straight week of gains, on speculation the government will add stimulus as the economy decelerates. Train makers CSR Corp. and China CNR Corp. jumped by the 10 ...
Japan Overtakes China as Largest U.S. Bondholder
April 16th, 2015
Japanese become biggest funders of American government for first time since 2008 financial crisis Japan dethroned China as the top foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys for the first time since the financial crisis, following a wave of purchases by ...
Chinese, Australian benchmarks lead Asian stock market gains
April 16th, 2015
Most major Asian stock indexes were higher Thursday as Chinese shares rebounded on stimulus hopes a day after gloomy first-quarter economic numbers and Australian shares rose on a surprise drop in the jobless rate. KEEPING SCORE: Most Asian indexes ...
China’s growth slows to 7% in the first quarter
April 15th, 2015
China‘s economic growth slowed further in the three months to March this year, expanding 7% compared to a year earlier, its slowest pace since the global financial crisis in 2009. The rate was lower than the 7.3% posted for ...
Qatari banks ink deal for Islamic finance venture in China
April 14th, 2015
Two Qatari banks and Chinese brokerage Southwest Securities signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to establish a company handling Islamic finance deals in China. At present there is very little Islamic finance activity in China, but the country’s ...
Dollar’s rising trend remains intact amid weak China
April 13th, 2015
The dollar keeps moving up amid signs of a lackluster outlook for major economies such as China and Japan. The dollar maintained its rising trend on Monday in Asia amid signs of a lackluster outlook for major economies such ...
China’s taxman is coming for Alibaba
April 8th, 2015
China stands to collect billions of dollars in taxes as Alibaba insiders unload shares held under lock-and-key since the tech firm’s record-breaking market debut last year. Two of the company’s “lock up” agreements have now expired, releasing an additional ...
SGX sees volume growth in both securities and derivatives markets in March
April 6th, 2015
Singapore Exchange (SGX) saw strong growth in trading volumes and market activities across securities and derivatives, and a 30% increase in bond listings. There were 22 trading days in March 2015 as compared with 18 days in February 2015 ...
China’s thriving brokerage minnows set to come under M&A spotlight
April 3rd, 2015
* Stock market boom saw brokers doubling profits in 2014 * Beijing plans to open up sector to more financial firms * Stiff industry competition ahead to lead to more deals In the shoals of China’s little-known stockbrokers, fast-growing ...
Deutsche Börse and China Construction Bank agree strategic partnership
March 31st, 2015
Deutsche Börse: Deutsche Börse Group and China Construction Bank (CCB) have entered into a strategic partnership and have signed an agreement. Deutsche Börse Group is a leading global provider of financial market infrastructure services and is based in the European ...
