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Evergrande: China’s epic property bubble hisses air
News Evergrande, once the world’s most valuable real-estate group, is now the world's most indebted as China's epic property bubble starts to deflate.
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Evergrande: is China facing a Lehman Brothers moment?
Opinion China's property market is overheating. And one of its biggest developers, Evergrande, is in struggling to repay its debts. John Stepek looks at what's going on, and ask: is this something you need to worry about?
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Regulatory crackdowns drive investors to China’s chipmakers
Analysis Investors are ditching fintech and the big Chinese tech stocks and flocking to semiconductor companies instead. Saloni Sardana analyses why that is.
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Regulators are rattling investors in China. What's next?
Analysis Regulators are baring their teeth and rattling investors in China. David Stevenson explains what happens next
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What does China’s Covid Delta outbreak mean for the economy?
Analysis China is experiencing an outbreak of Delta cases which is considered worse than the initial outbreak in Wuhan last year. Saloni Sardana analyses whether China's outbreak will spell trouble for other markets.
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Why is China easing monetary policy?
Analysis The world’s central banks are starting to talk about pumping a little less money into their economies. All except one: the People’s Bank of China is now loosening monetary policy again. John Stepek explains why.
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Why China’s bad bank has some investors rattled
Analysis A state-backed bank in China, created to clean up bad loans in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, is in trouble. And it might not be bailed out. John Stepek explains what’s going on, and why it matters.
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What China’s new red dawn means for Hong Kong
Briefings China has once again moved to tighten its control over the former British territory and global financial centre. What will remain of the old Hong Kong’s attractions?
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The good news is already priced in to China's stockmarkets
News China’s CSI 300 stockmarket index gained 27% last year and is already up 4% in 2021, with investors being seduced by the country’s growth outlook.
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