China Will Steer Loan Growth With Market Tools
China is determined to stick to a loose monetary policy that encourages growth in loans, even as it seeks to steer that growth with market-oriented measures rather than strict quotas, the country's...
View ArticleIn China, Loan Regulations Without a Loophole
As the loan officers for a major regional branch of China's central bank were preparing to issue more loans, their computer screens froze. There were no bugs in the system: rather, the bank’s...
View ArticleChina Tightens Money Supply With Reserve Ratio
In a terse statement on its Web site, China's central bank raised mandatory reserve ratios Sunday by 50 basis points, up from its the 16.5 percent large banks had to hold until now, forcing lenders to...
View ArticleChina Pegs Renminbi’s Value Higher
China's central bank on Tuesday set a key daily rate for the renminbi at its highest level in five years, in a closely watched move that echoed a 0.42 percent rise in the Chinese currency on Monday and...
View ArticleAmerican Politics and Chinese Data
In the midst of increasingly heated election rhetoric about China, Beijing has released some important economic data as its currency hits record highs. What DealBook readers need to know about China...
View ArticleFrom Bubble to Muddling Through?
Last week’s column examined the confusing picture for China’s growth. New data is out, and the outlook is still confusing.
View ArticleAfter the First 100 Days of Xi Jinping
Three important political meetings will occur in the next two weeks, with pollution problems likely to be on the agenda of at least one of them.
View ArticleUBS Said to Be Lender in $9.4 Billion Ping An Deal
How was a Thai company able to complete one of the biggest deals ever in China? It was helped by a $5.5 billion loan from the Swiss banking giant UBS, according to people briefed on the deal.
View ArticleChina’s Market Stress: Pay Attention to the Politics
Is the credit tightening in the interbank market nearly over and the party about to resume? Don’t bet on it, the author writes.
View ArticleUrban Smog and Hazy Economic Prospects in China
China's leadership appears to have decided to focus on the quality rather than the quantity of economic growth, the author contends.
View ArticleThe Changing State of Smartphone Competition in China
A look at the competition from Chinese makers to Apple's iPhone, which is no longer the most sought after phone in the country, and the state of the government's effort to stabilize economic growth.
View ArticleFor Bitcoin, a Setback in China and an Endorsement on Wall Street
China has thrown some cold water on Bitcoin, the popular virtual currency that has gained many adherents in the country.
View ArticleShaking the Bitcoin Believers
China's regulatory assault undermines the narrative that bitcoin is in the vanguard of a global shift toward new, computer-generated forms of money, writes Peter Thal Larsen of Reuters Breakingviews
View ArticleChinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba to Ban Bitcoins on Its Sites
With its decision not to allow the sale of Bitcoins on its website, the Alibaba Group becomes the latest in a chorus of governments and businesses to raise questions about the virtual currency.
View ArticleBritain Gains Renminbi Trading Deal
The agreement by the Bank of England and the People’s Bank of China is the first outside of Asia and a victory for the British government in its efforts to make London a leading Western hub for Chinese...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank Economist to Join China’s Central Bank
Jun Ma, a 13-year veteran of the German bank, is known as one of the most bullish of the economists who follow China.
View ArticleCaution Over China’s Deposit Guarantee
A long-awaited plan to protect bank savings could have strange effects in a system where citizens believe the state stands behind almost everything, says John Foley of Reuters Breakingviews.
View ArticleForceful Actions by China to Regulate Markets Send Shares Plunging
Stocks plunged 7.7 percent, the largest one-day decline since 2008, after regulators cracked down on margin financing to invest in shares.
View ArticleIn China, Loan Regulations Without a Loophole
As the loan officers for a major regional branch of China's central bank were preparing to issue more loans, their computer screens froze. There were no bugs in the system: rather, the bank’s...
View ArticleChina Tightens Money Supply With Reserve Ratio
In a terse statement on its Web site, China's central bank raised mandatory reserve ratios Sunday by 50 basis points, up from its the 16.5 percent large banks had to hold until now, forcing lenders to...
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