China’s markets are in the midst of a minor–so far–correction
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Today, Chinese traders and investors decided to put their money on “now.” The Shanghai Composite Index rallied 3.3% on data showing that China’s banks made a record amount of loans in January.
Saturday Night Quarterback says, For the week ahead expect…
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The move to a new high in Shanghai has been based on a belief that the People’s Bank has more stimulus moves in mind. China’s central bank has already cut interest rates twice since November
China hits government’s target of 7.5% GDP growth exactly in June quarter
Ah, the magic number. Economic growth accelerated in China for the first time in three quarters. Gross domestic product climbed 7.5% in the second quarter of 2014 from the second quarter of 2013.
Could the People’s Bank be winning the battle on shadow-banking in China? May’s numbers say, “Yes”
Could the People’s Bank actually achieve that delicate policy balance of adding more liquidity to the economy in order to rev up economic growth while bringing the country’s unregulated shadow banking sector to heel?
Write offs from bad loans at China’s big banks soar by 127% in 2013
China’s five biggest banks increased their write off of bad loans by 127% in 2013 over 2012 levels. And the rising level of write offs along with the puzzlingly low ratio of non-performing loans at these banks has raised suspicions that banks are manipulating write offs to prevent the non-performing loan ratios from rising so quickly that they set off alarms in financial markets.