Chinas
China’s central bank to maintain accommodative policy as challenges persist
It will keep liquidity ample, keep prices reasonable, and lower the costs of banks’ liability and social financing[BEIJING] China’s central bank said on Tuesday (Nov 11) that it would...
Honda’s bigger threat comes from China’s EV makers, not tariffs or chips
[TOKYO] Honda’s downgrade to its full-year profit outlook underscores the immediate pressure from US tariffs and global chip shortages – but the deeper, longer-term challenge lies in intensifying competition...
China’s internet firms cautiously revive lending as Beijing pushes consumer loans
The more stable regulatory environment positions firms such as Ant, Meituan and ByteDance for faster growth and higher margins[BEIJING/SHANGHAI] China’s Internet platforms are quietly reviving consumer lending, taking Beijing’s...
EVs put an end to China’s usual holiday surge in petrol use
[BEIJING] Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km road trip this month during China’s national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the...
China’s largest banks report steady profits, but margins shrink
[BEIJING/SHANGHAI] Four of China’s largest five state-owned banks reported steady profits on Thursday (Oct 30), but their margins came under pressure from a prolonged property slump and sluggish manufacturing.The...
News Analysis: Trade deal or trade truce? Questions remain as Trump meets with China’s Xi
WASHINGTON — President Trump faces the most important international meeting of his second term so far on Thursday: face-to-face negotiations with Xi Jinping, who has made China a formidable economic and...
Temasek-backed consortium to take China’s ANE private at HK$14.33 billion valuation
[SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] ANE (Cayman) said on Tuesday (Oct 28) a consortium comprising its largest shareholder, Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, Centurium Capital, and True Light have offered to take it private...
China’s central bank to resume bond trading on open market
China’s 10-year government bond yield fell sharply by 2 basis points following comments by PBOC governor[BEIJING] China’s central bank will resume buying and selling treasury bonds on the open...
