Weakening Credit in 1Q17 in China
With new China data it’s easy to consider a fairly benign growth environment. The reality is more striking. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC)...
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Update on Chinese Bank Litigation Under The "New Normal"
In late February, Liu Tao, the deputy general manager of the legal department of China Construction Bank, Shenzhen branch provided an update on...
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4Q: Industrywide Bad-Debt Ratio Fell, While We Believe Credit Cycle Has Yet to Peak
China’s banking regulator, CBRC, released 2016 operating data for commercial banks, with net profit up 3.5% from 2015. Fourth-quarter earnings...
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Tighter Monetary Policy to Facilitate Financial Deleveraging in China
After lifting the medium-term lending facility rate by 10 basis points on Jan. 24, the People's Bank of China raised the overnight short-term...
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What Caused the CNH Surge?
There was some consternation last night as the CNH surged against the USD bringing the CNY-CNH spread to an unprecedented 800 or so. What is...
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