China Crisis Series

China Crisis Series

China's fixed urban investment sees lowest growth rate in 16 years, highlights a fragile recovery

Jun 14, 2016 14:00 pm UTC| Commentary

Chinese data on urban investment growth in May surprised as it moved downwards. Fixed urban investment growth fell to 9.6 percent y/y year-to-date (year-to-date) from 10.5 percent y/y (year-to-date) in April. While still...

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IMF calls on China to speed up financial reform in order to avoid systemic debt problems

Jun 14, 2016 13:37 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Speaking in Beijing, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deputy MD Lipton commented on the Chinese economy and said the countrys corporate debt is growing at a fast pace. He urged the authorities to speed up financial...

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China’s economy to expand 6.3 pct in 2016, 5.8 pct in 2017; CNY expected to weaken in medium term

Jun 06, 2016 12:57 pm UTC| Commentary

The Chinese economy in the first quarter of this year grew 6.7% y/y, a slight slowdown from Q4 2015s 6.8%. The economy slowed in spite of a rally in the property market and a proactive policy easing. On a sequential basis,...

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FxWirePro: Shanghai equity index seems to have sent repel effects on PBoC's FX fixation - weak CNY daunts investors interest

Jun 01, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

The Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges imposed limits on the length of voluntary trading suspensions, effective from 27-May. It was set at three months for companies involved in major asset restructuring and one...

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Cow collateral: Complexity in China’s debt universe

May 27, 2016 12:41 pm UTC| Commentary

We came across a nice Bloomberg article that talks about cow being collateralized in China for bank loans. Here are some parts of the article: China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co., which operates the largest number of dairy...

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China’s real estate sector recovers, lift investor sentiments

May 20, 2016 05:03 am UTC| Commentary Real Estate

Investor sentiments have boomed in Chinas real estate sector after the latters recovery as prices of residential properties surged in majority cities over the year. The rise in prices can be attributed to the nations soft...

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Property prices rise in China for 4th straight month on loose lending policies

May 18, 2016 07:18 am UTC| Commentary Real Estate

Chinas property market witnessed upbeat prices in the countrys tier-I and tier-II cities, owing to liberal lending options by banks. Property prices rose 33.1 pct and 6.8 pct on year respectively for the two categories....