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  • Saturday, 3 June, 2023
    On Wall StreetChinese business & finance
    Dimon’s Shanghai show points to broader chill in China

    Pandemic-era restraints on communication continue as the Chinese economy reopens

  • Friday, 2 June, 2023
    News in-depthUS-China relations
    Musk and Dimon lead corporate charge to Beijing as ties with US fray

    China courts global business leaders in push to boost confidence in economic recovery

  • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
    US-China relations
    US-China tensions have upended global order, Jamie Dimon warns

    JPMorgan chair says international situation more complex for business than in the cold war era

  • Monday, 29 May, 2023
    Chinese economy
    ‘Confidence is a big problem’: China’s economic recovery loses steam

    Weak property sales, industrial output and consumption sap confidence in rapid bounceback from Covid

  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    Container shipping
    Global container production falls as demand for goods sinks

    Steel boxes pile up at ports after sharp drop in demand following pandemic-era boom

  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    News in-depthSovereign bonds
    China widens foreign access to swaps after $130bn bond sell-off

    New market link-up scheme in ‘test mode’ as Chinese bond yields continue to lag behind US Treasuries

  • Monday, 22 May, 2023
    News in-depthChinese business & finance
    Global investment banks’ profits drop in China

    Goldman Sachs unit reports losses and Morgan Stanley’s profits fall as tensions rise between west and Beijing

  • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
    Chinese economy
    China’s economic recovery in doubt as industrial output falls short

    Data adds to growing sense that Chinese economy has failed to fully recover after removal of zero-Covid policies

  • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
    Chinese politics & policy
    China expels Canadian diplomat in retaliatory move as tensions deepen

    Beijing’s move comes after Ottawa’s expulsion of a Chinese diplomat for allegedly targeting a Canadian lawmaker

  • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
    Chinese trade
    China’s imports fall in April as clouds gather for economic outlook

    Slowing export momentum after unexpected March surge points to uneven recovery

  • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
    Chinese economy
    Chinese tourist spending rebounds to pre-pandemic levels in boost to economy

    Domestic consumption surges over labour day holiday but outbound travel has been slower to recover

  • Friday, 28 April, 2023
    Evergrande Real Estate Group
    Evergrande extends deadline for debtholders to agree to restructuring plan

    Indebted Chinese developer is struggling to persuade creditors to back its proposal

  • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Vanguard plans exit from China joint venture

    Asset manager has struggled to convince country’s investors they need its low-cost passive funds

  • Monday, 3 April, 2023
    Evergrande Real Estate Group
    Evergrande wins creditor support for debt restructuring plan

    Deal will allow international group to exchange holdings in Chinese property developer

  • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
    Chinese politics & policy
    China presses Japan to change course on chip export curbs

    Beijing foreign minister warns counterpart not to ‘do to others what you don’t want others to do to you’

  • Saturday, 1 April, 2023
    Micron
    China escalates tech battle with review of US chipmaker Micron

    Beijing launches national security probe in retaliation against Washington’s curbs on semiconductor access

  • Friday, 31 March, 2023
    The Big Read
    China truce with business — for now

    Worried about decelerating growth, Xi Jinping has launched a charm offensive to convince investors the country is open for business

  • Friday, 31 March, 2023
    Chinese economy
    China’s services activity expands at fastest rate in 12 years

    Manufacturing growth slows as world’s second-largest economy charts uneven recovery from Covid

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    Evergrande Real Estate Group
    Chinese property stocks fall after Evergrande reveals restructuring plan

    Heavily indebted developer’s proposal could offer template for other distressed companies

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    News in-depthUS-China relations
    US businesses shy about attendance at China’s Davos

    Beijing’s flagship development conference kicks off in shadow of tensions with Washington

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    Starbucks Corp
    Starbucks braced for price war in China as rivals pile into coffee market

    Chains backed by private equity bet consumers will turn social pastime into daily routine

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Equities
    US bank stocks rise as investors assess efforts to calm turmoil

    Broad indices climb ahead of Fed rate meeting this week

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Banks in turmoil
    Additional tier 1 bonds: the wiped-out debt at centre of Credit Suisse takeover

    Controversy around decision has rippled across the wider $260bn AT1 market

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Evergrande Real Estate Group
    Evergrande releases restructuring timeline

    Chinese property developer moves closer to agreement with international investors

  • Friday, 17 March, 2023
    The Weekend Essay
    When Hong Kong stood still

    Thomas Hale was on his way to China when the pandemic struck — and then for two and a half years he watched as a city defined by movement was shut off from the world

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