Standard & Poor's cuts China’s rating to A+ citing higher financial and economic risks
Sep 21, 2017 10:22 am UTC| Commentary
One of the top global rating agencies, Standard Poor has downgraded Chinas sovereign rating by one notch from AA- to A+ citing higher financial and economic risks. With this action, SPs rating on China came at par with...
Moody's: China's shadow banking sector impacted by increasingly tight systemic liquidity
May 08, 2017 01:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
Moodys Investors Service says that liquidity in Chinas financial system is increasingly tightening, as stricter regulatory measures seek to constrain the growth of leverage in the country. At the same time, the...
Pity China's 'bare branches': unmarried men stuck between tradition and capitalism
Jan 27, 2017 11:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is a highlight in Chinese society. But for many young people, the joy of vacation and family reunion is mixed with questions from parents and relatives about their achievements in...
Beijing to step up property controls to cool residential property market: Xinhua
Dec 26, 2016 14:54 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Real Estate
Speculation has pushed home prices in Beijing too high, and rising social tensions pose enormous challenges to the capitals stability, Xinhua reported, citing the Beijing Municipal Committee. Beijing looks to develop a...
Financial wizardry alone won't stave off a Chinese debt crisis
Dec 05, 2016 04:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Chinas debt is beyond worrying. Its credit-to-GDP gap, a measure employed by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) as a way to gauge debt levels, stands at 30%. This is the highest of any country going back to 1995...
Chart of the Day: China bleeds treasuries
Dec 02, 2016 19:49 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
This chart from bond vigilantes shows, how the treasury holdings by Peoples Bank of China has declined to a four-year low amid increasing yields in the United States. Given the increasing interest rates in China,...
Renminbi Series: Next phase in China crisis about to begin
Nov 30, 2016 08:42 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The biggest threat to theglobal economy is China, thesituation where could worsen with the return of inflation in the United States and other parts of the world. According to Morgan Stanley, the debt level in China rose to...
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