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PBOC injects $111 billion in liquidity as local bond supply surges

The injection expands an effort to ease the funding pressure that had been building in the market after China kicked off a $1.4 trillion program to help local governments cope with their off-balance

From success to anxiety, Shenzhen braces for impact of Trump presidency

Shenzhen stands as a template for spectacular economic success, but now, deep anxiety looms over the impending Trump presidency

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley downgrade China's economic growth outlook

Morgan Stanley downgraded China to slight 'underweight' from 'equal weight' in emerging markets

Elon Musk cutting $2 trn in US spend is negative for markets: Chris Wood

There is growing evidence of liquidity tightening in the US, Wood said, which raises a near-term risk to equities

Here's what you need to know about China's $1.4 trillion debt package

Officials estimate swapping hidden for official debt will save 600 billion yuan in interest for local governments over five years. Having money available for principal repayment

China must open up further to tackle rising unilateralism, says premier

China's imports have slowed sharply this year as the world's second-largest economy faces strong deflationary pressures due to weak domestic demand and a long-standing property market crisis

Apple CEO Tim Cook meets China's IT minister during Beijing visit

The trip is Cook's second to China this year. His posts on the X-like Weibo social media platform showed he visited an organic farm and toured ancient neighbourhoods

China's Q3 GDP shows weakest pace since 2023, backs calls for more stimulus

China's export growth slowed sharply in September while imports also decelerated, undershooting forecasts by big margins and suggesting manufacturers are slashing prices

Chinese GDP gets little cheer, while dollar rises for straight third week

China's economy expanded 4.6 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier

China's factory, service sects skid for 5th month as stimulus calls grow

Authorities last week also launched the country's most aggressive stimulus package since the COVID-19 pandemic

Cash rich Middle East firms drive record capital investment Into China

Foreign investors pulled a record amount of money from China in the April-June period

What to expect from the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit

China approved loans worth $4.61 billion to Africa last year, the first annual increase since 2016

China's fiscal revenue falls 2.6% in Jan-Jul amid economic growth struggles

July economic data, including a fall in household loans and a slow down in industrial output growth

China to impose six-month business ban on PwC over its Evergrande audit

PwC's China unit has already lost at least two-thirds of its accounting revenues from mainland-listed clients this year since its Evergrande audit failure

Property slump, weak consumption drags down China's economic recovery

A continued property crisis and weak consumption dragged on China's economic recovery in July, according to data released Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics. Unemployment rose for the first time since February, clocking in at 5.2 per cent, compared to 5 per cent in June. Industrial production also rose more slowly than the previous month, showing a 5.1 per cent year-on-year increase in July, compared to a 5.3 per cent rise in June. Retail sales grew slightly more than analysts had expected, rising 2.7 per cent year-on-year in July, compared to 2 per cent in June. Statistics bureau spokesperson Liu Aihua said the recovery in consumption will be further consolidated given recent government policies to boost consumer spending. Beijing announced plans last month to use 150 billion Yuan (USD 20.9 billion) in government debt to finance trade-ins for consumer goods such as appliances and cars to stimulate spending. Consumption contributed around 60 per cent of China's economi

10 things global fund managers are saying about equity markets; check here

A total of 220 panelists with $590 billion worth of assets under management (AUM)) participated in a survey conducted by BofA Securities between August 2 and August 8

China's CPI in July rises faster than expected, producer deflation persists

The data comes in the wake of shrinking manufacturing activity and raised concerns about the outlook for exports

Facing budget crunches, China's tax authorities descend on companies

Chinese authorities are chasing unpaid taxes from companies and individuals dating back decades, as the government moves to plug massive budget shortfalls and address a mounting debt crisis. More than a dozen listed Chinese companies say they were slapped with millions of dollars in back taxes in a renewed effort to fix local finances that have been wrecked by a downturn in the property market that hit sales of land leases, a main source of revenues. Policies issued after a recent planning meeting of top Communist Party officials called for expanding local tax resources and said localities should expand their tax management authority and improve their debt management." Local government debt is estimated at up to $11 trillion, including what's owed by local government financing entities that are off balance sheet, or not included in official estimates. More than 300 reforms the party has outlined include promises to better monitor and manage local debt, one of the biggest risks in ..

China's factory activity shrinks for first time in 9 months: PMI data

Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing PMI fell to 49.8 in July from 51.8 the previous month, the lowest reading since October

China's factory activity shrinks in July, service sector grow more slowly

The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 49.4 in July from 49.5 in June