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Bulls, bears and dragons

by Seb Murray | Jun. 5 2023

China’s stock markets are growing in size and number, but too much state control could limit future development.

Muted Optimism

by Li Wei | Nov. 8 2022

CKGSB’s Business Conditions Index, reflecting confidence levels in China business, reveals some small signs of improvement.

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#PBOC, #Foreign Exchange, #Valuation of RMB, #Slider, #Li Haitao, #Currency

Yuan Devaluation is More Likely a Sign of Market Reforms

PBOC’s move to devaluing the RMB didn’t just follow weak exports data, but also IMF requirements for more.

by Li Haitao | Aug. 17 2015

#PMI, #Economic Stimulus, #Slider, #Chinese Economy, #GDP Growth, #Government Control

How China’s Economic Stimulus Can Avoid the Missteps of 2009

Early indications show that the Chinese government’s efforts to prop up the economy might be able to steer clear.

by Li Haitao | Aug. 13 2015

#Slider, #SOEs, #Loans, #Property, #Local Government, #Debt, #Shadow Banking

China’s Debt: A Ticking Time Bomb

Does China’s debt, which refuses to stop growing, threaten to take the show off the road.

by Chris Russell | Jun. 3 2015

#Currency, #RMB, #Dollar, #Foreign Exchange, #Valuation of RMB, #Monetary Policy, #Slider

The Redback Rodeo: The RMB Exchange Rate

The RMB exchange rate is caught between two powerful forces: the surging Dollar and China’s rising power.

by Douglas Bulloch | Jun. 2 2015

#Financing, #Industry, #Chinese Economy, #Gan Jie, #Industrial Economy, #Slider

China’s Industrial Economy is At a Crossroad: Better Days Ahead?

CKGSB's Business Sentiment Index shows that China's industrial economy has finally stabilized after a year of contraction.

by CKGSB Knowledge | May. 13 2015

#Exports, #Economic Reform, #PBOC, #GDP Growth, #Valuation of RMB, #Inflation, #Slider, #Productivity

The Chinese Economy Adjusts to the New Normal

The Chinese economy is slowing and that has significant ramifications for things like capital and the Renminbi. Is there a.

by Major | Mar. 10 2015

#Monetary Policy, #Gan Jie, #Overcapacity, #Slider, #Industry, #Chinese Economy, #PBOC

China’s Industrial Slump Eases, No Hard Landing

Is there a quick fix for the Chinese economy? China’s industrial sector is still struggling against strong headwinds, but.

by Major | Feb. 13 2015

#Currency, #Monetary Policy, #Investment, #PBOC, #Valuation of RMB, #Slider, #PMI

China Roundup: What’s Behind China’s Required Reserve Ratio Cut?

This week, China’s central bank finally bit the bullet and cut the required reserve ratio by 50 basis points.

by Major | Feb. 5 2015

#Government Regulation, #Slider, #RMB, #Logistics, #Shanghai FTZ, #Economic Reform

Has the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Lived Up to Its Promise?

A year on from its debut, we examine the hits and the misses of the much-touted Shanghai Free Trade.

by Hudson Lockett | Jan. 20 2015

#Banking Reform, #Alipay, #Brian Viard, #Slider, #Shadow Banking, #Yu'e Bao, #Interest Rate, #Invisible Hand Revealed

When your Bank Interest is a Basketful of Vegetables

CKGSB professor Brian Viard on why Chinese banks are resorting to paying bank interest through Mercedes Benz cars, iPhones and.

by Brian Viard | Jan. 13 2015

#Diversity Series, #Slider, #LGBT, #Human Resources, #GDP, #Businesswoman, #Gender equality, #Gender Inequality

The High Cost of Discrimination

Why the cost of discrimination in terms of race, gender or sexual orientation is so high, and why prejudice makes.

by Bennett Voyles | Dec. 1 2014

#Chinese Economy, #Slider, #Local Debt, #Elon Musk, #Tesla, #GDP Growth, #Chinese Consumers, #Xiaomi, #Apple, #Housing Prices

China Roundup: Chinese economy grows by 7.3% (only) and Tesla turns to Tmall

This week, all eyes were on the Chinese economy growth figures, the lowest since 2009; and and Tesla stunned company.

by Major | Oct. 24 2014

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