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China central bank sets reserve requirements for all FX derivatives
September 2nd, 2015
China’s central bank will require reserves to be set aside for purchases of all currency derivatives from October, according to a document seen by Reuters, as Beijing moves to make it more expensive to bet on further depreciation of ...
China stocks reverse losses after brokerages pledge support; Hong Kong flat
September 2nd, 2015
China stocks clawed back sharp early losses on Wednesday amid speculation that the government is putting fresh pressure on brokerages to support the market. Nine Chinese brokerages have pledged additional funds worth over 30 billion yuan ($4.71 billion) to ...
China’s market-oriented reforms help promote global growth: Chinese official
September 1st, 2015
China’s recent market-oriented economic reforms, including devaluing its currency and cutting interest rates, help to keep the domestic economy growing and by extension, the global economy, a top Chinese envoy said. Wang Liang, the charge d’affaires at the Chinese ...
China state media announces confessions in probes into stocks plunge
August 31st, 2015
Chinese state media announced a slew of confessions on Monday following investigations into recent stock market gyrations, including from a detained reporter who admitted to spreading false information that caused “panic and disorder”. An official from China‘s securities regulator ...
Shanghai Composite widens losses as US futures tank
August 31st, 2015
Mainland equities lost as much as 3.7 percent on Monday while Dow futures tanked more than 200 points on reports that Beijing may finally halt its controversial market intervention. A report by The Financial Times over the weekend said that Beijing will abandon large-scale share ...
China’s Economic Woes Jeopardize Putin’s Pipeline, Energy Trade Between Russia, China
August 28th, 2015
For the past decade, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been putting plans in place to free Russia from energy dependency on European markets with a series of projects that aim to capitalize on the economic clout of China. But ...
$354 billion foreign exchange reserves too small to fight a crisis: World Bank
August 27th, 2015
“In today’s world where China has $4 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, $354 billion is not enough in case an exchange rate-related issue breaks out.” World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu on Wednesday said the $354 billion of forex war-chest ...
China stocks slip as rate cut fails to convince investors
August 26th, 2015
China‘s turbulent stock markets slipped again on Wednesday, as a double-barrelled blast of central bank stimulus failed to convince investors of Beijing’s ability to jolt the world’s second biggest economy out of its slowdown. After watching share prices tumble ...
Global Markets to Fed: No Rate Hike, the Strong Dollar Is Killing Us
August 25th, 2015
Global markets are puking at the prospect of higher yields in the U.S. There are many reasons for global markets to melt down, but one that doesn’t get enough attention is the strong dollar. In effect, global markets are ...
China stocks slump again in absence of government support; Hong Kong rebounds
August 25th, 2015
China stocks slumped about 4 percent on Tuesday, touching eight-month lows, as investors dumped shares after a grim “Black Monday” that battered global markets but failed to prompt fresh rescue measures from Beijing. After opening 6.4 percent lower, the ...
