Property is in deep trouble in China amid tougher banking regulations and a slowing economy. That’s making Australia’s market much more attractive for Chinese investors.
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE: China's consumers and companies are tying up trillions of yuan in longer-dated deposits with banks, effectively taking a vast pool of money out of circulation and risking the kind of liquidity trap that hobbled Japan's economy in the 1990s. Latest official data shows financial instituti
China s consumers
and companies are tying up trillions of yuan in longer-dated
deposits with banks, effectively taking a vast pool of money out
of circulation and risking the kind of liquidity trap.
China's consumers and companies are tying up trillions of yuan in longer-dated deposits with banks, effectively taking a vast pool of money out of circulation and risking the kind of liquidity trap that hobbled Japan's economy in the 1990s. Latest official data shows financial institutions issued 5.5 trillion yuan ($766.12 billion) worth of long-term deposits known as certificates of deposit (CD) in the first quarter of this year - the largest such quarterly issuance since the product was introduced in 2015. Domestic investors have rushed into these CDs over the past year in a desperate search for returns as they withdraw from real estate and the stock market, both traditional investment options now looking treacherous because of regulatory and economic problems.