ASIA: China's securities regulator said on Friday it plans to revise rules to make it easier for listed companies to buy back shares in a bid to bolster corporate value and protect investor interest. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) published the draft rules as China's benchmark CSI300 Index has lost more than 20%
ASIA: China's central bank surprisingly cut key interest rates on Monday to revive demand as data showed the economy unexpectedly slowed in July, with factory and retail activity squeezed by Beijing's zero-Covid policy and the property crisis. Industrial production in July rose 3.8% from a year earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),
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ASIA: China will fare the worst if spiking inflation, slowing growth, and rising interest rates lead to stagflation, according to the results of a stress test of 20,000 companies conducted by credit rating agency, S&P Global Ratings. The company said over 90% of its sample was made up of unrated companies with debt totaling
ASIA: China’s economy grew 4.8 percent in the first quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday, warning of “significant challenges” ahead as a resurgence of the coronavirus threatens Beijing’s ambitious annual target. China’s gross domestic product growth was better than expected at 4.8 percent on-year in the first quarter, said the NBS on Monday,