Chinese Banks
Chinese regional banks' investment revenues soar even as lending falters
Chinese lenders are still facing challenges such as narrow margins and low loan rates
 "Chinese regional banks' investment revenues soar even as lending falters")
HDFC Bank, JPMorgan Chase: Top 25 global banks' m-cap hits $4.11 trn in Q1
The combined market-capitalisation (market-cap) of the top 25 banks globally rose 5.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the April - June 2024 period (Q1-FY25)
 "HDFC Bank, JPMorgan Chase: Top 25 global banks' m-cap hits $4.11 trn in Q1")
Chinese, Indian banks' efficiency erodes as expenses outpace income: S&P
Indian lenders invested heavily in expansion, opening new branches, adding customers and boosting technology infrastructure to continue as the fastest-growing major economy in the world
 "Chinese, Indian banks' efficiency erodes as expenses outpace income: S&P")
US officials expect G7 to warn small Chinese banks over Russia ties: Report
This year's G7 summit is also expected to focus on leveraging profits generated by Russian assets frozen in the West for Ukraine's benefit
 "US officials expect G7 to warn small Chinese banks over Russia ties: Report")
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged in line with expectations
The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept at 3.45 per cent, while the five-year LPR was unchanged at 3.95 per cent
 "China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged in line with expectations")
China's property crisis ripples through banks as bad loan ratios creep up
Bank of Communications Co. reported Wednesday that its property bad loan ratio jumped to 4.99 per cent at the end of last year from 2.8 per cent a year earlier
 "China's property crisis ripples through banks as bad loan ratios creep up")
China's bank loans expanded at the slowest pace on record in February
The stock of aggregate financing - a broad measure of credit - expanded just 9%, also near a record low
 "China's bank loans expanded at the slowest pace on record in February")
India, China banks under pressure from different liquidity stories
The liquidity drought may be deliberate. Unlike Beijing, New Delhi has every reason to be sanguine about growth
 "India, China banks under pressure from different liquidity stories")
China boosts stimulus by cutting reserve requirement ratio for banks
Hours after the announcement, regulators added more measures to bolster the slumping property and stock markets
 "China boosts stimulus by cutting reserve requirement ratio for banks")
China's property lifeline exposes banks to big losses and job cuts
Already stung by soaring bad loans and record low net interest margins, lenders such as Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. may soon be asked for the first time to provide unsecured loans
 "China's property lifeline exposes banks to big losses and job cuts")
Chinese banks challenged as economy wobbles, property market woes mount
Exposure to local government financing vehicles and a deflationary economy is compounding the pressure, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Francis Chan said
 "Chinese banks challenged as economy wobbles, property market woes mount")
Chinese banks inflating loan numbers amid struggle to meet govt demands
Some state-owned Chinese banks are extending loans to companies and then allowing them to deposit funds at the same interest rate
 "Chinese banks inflating loan numbers amid struggle to meet govt demands")
China hits 'liquidity trap' as low lending rates fail to spur bank loans
China's Central bank data showed a sharp slowdown in aggregate financing, a broad measure of credit, in July, as new loans and corporate bond issuance weakened
 "China hits 'liquidity trap' as low lending rates fail to spur bank loans")
Chinese banks to provide $2.3 bn to Pak 'within days' under loan agreement
To cope up with country's dwindling cash reserves, loan of $2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks to Pakistan is expected within a "couple of days"
 "Chinese banks to provide $2.3 bn to Pak 'within days' under loan agreement")
Chinese banks overflow with cash that nobody wants to borrow amid lockdowns
Struggling to find enough clients, banks have been swapping bills with each other just so they can meet regulatory requirements for corporate lending
 "Chinese banks overflow with cash that nobody wants to borrow amid lockdowns")
Chinese lenders dominate APAC bank rankings with 22 in the top-50 list
India's ICICI Bank, at 50th spot, among newest additions to the compilation, which also has SBI (22) and HDFC Bank (44)
 "Chinese lenders dominate APAC bank rankings with 22 in the top-50 list")
China's bank regulator warns of rising bad loans due to uneven recovery
Chinese banks are facing the threat of rising bad loans in the future as the current economic recovery is unbalanced and lacks a solid foundation
 "China's bank regulator warns of rising bad loans due to uneven recovery")
China orders Alipay, banks not to assist cryptocurrency trading
Bitcoin declines to two-week low and ether falls 13% as crackdown widens
 "China orders Alipay, banks not to assist cryptocurrency trading")
China's central bank asks major lenders to curtail credit growth this year
Lending the same amount this year would bring the outstanding balance to about 192 trillion yuan
Database reveals secrets of China's loans to developing nations, says study
The terms of China's loan deals with developing countries are unusually secretive and require borrowers to prioritise repayment of Chinese state-owned banks ahead of other creditors, a study showed
 "Database reveals secrets of China's loans to developing nations, says study")
