China targets weak Aust miners
No carousel of other videos after the video ends.China's state-owned enterprises and private firms are preparing to escalate investments in Australia's mining sector to take advantage of low commodity...
View ArticleBeijing pushes towards freely tradeable renminbi
China is considering dramatic moves towards making the renminbi freely tradeable within several years, previously unreported comments from a central bank conference in March show, according to The...
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The heady rise of China's shadow banking
IndustriesFinancial ServicesDouglas J Elliott & Kai YanNo carousel of other videos after the video ends.It is widely recognized that China has a very sizeable informal financial sector, which...
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Markets: Xi's got growth covered
Business SpectatorMarketsBrett ColeChina’s President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang’s credibility would seriously suffer if the world’s second-largest economy does not grow at least to their 7.5 per...
View ArticleAust losing in China: Michelmore
Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) chairman Andrew Michelmore has warned that Australia's attractiveness as an investment destination for Chinese investors is on the wane, according to The...
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The investment test that has Beijing trailing
EconomyChinaJohn LeeNo carousel of other videos after the video ends.In a recent trip to several countries in South East Asia, many academics, think-tankers, journalists and even officials offered the...
View ArticleHow to read inflation in Chinese
EconomyChinaStephen KoukoulasChina’s inflation rate is picking up and this should be viewed as good news for Australia.Higher Chinese inflation implies a number of things – either the economy is...
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Markets: Stocks back in style
MarketsASXBrett ColeAfter much wailing and gnashing of teeth, is the S&P/ASX200 Index in the midst of a minor rally? Since June 25 the index has gained 4.9 per cent after falling 11 per cent...
View ArticleChina trade surplus misses expectations in June
By a staff reporter, with AAPChina's trade surplus widened less than expected in June, according to official statistics.In June, China's trade surplus came in at $US27.12 billion ($A29.85 billion),...
View ArticleChinese June auto sales climb
AAPAuto sales in China, the world's largest car market, increased by 11.2 per cent year-on-year in June, an industry group says.A total of 1.75 million vehicles were sold nationwide last month,...
View ArticleChina hacking must stop: Biden
AAPUS Vice President Joe Biden has called on China to end its "outright theft" through hacking as he opens two days of annual talks between the world's two largest economies."We both will benefit from...
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China's rocky road to financial freedom
EconomyChinaStephen GrenvilleLowy InterpreterThe spike in China's short-term interest rates over the past month sent a shiver through world financial markets, in the same way that Fed Chairman...
View ArticleNAB eyes China food business
National Australia Bank (NAB) has launched an initiative intended to help farmers access China's booming growth by forming a relationship with China's largest agricultural group, according to The...
View ArticleChina hard landing could trigger global recession: analyst
A leading China analyst has warned that the Chinese economy could be in for a hard landing that risks triggering a global recession, according to The Australian Financial Review.Peking University...
View ArticleAsia needs greater say on global banking regulations: ANZ
ANZ Banking Group Ltd deputy chief executive Graham Hodges has called for Asian countries to play a larger role in establishing global financial rules to ensure the region has a greater say in banking...
View ArticleJiwei send mixed messages on China's growth target
AAP, with a staff reporterChina's finance minister Lou Jiwei signalled the world's second biggest economy was likely to grow at a slower pace than previously forecast.Mr Lou said a 6.5 per cent Chinese...
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China's conflicted money for nothing
EconomyChinaHenny Sender - FTNo carousel of other videos after the video ends.FT.comOver the past six months, analysts working for Argyle Street Management have been fanning out across China to visit...
View ArticleChinese Q2 growth slows: survey
AAPChina's economic growth dropped to 7.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year, analysts predicted in an AFP survey ahead of fresh data, projecting a further slowdown in the world's...
View ArticleAustralian dollar weaker on China data
By a staff reporterThe Australian dollar remains weaker as the Chinese economy suffers a second consecutive growth slowdown.At 1200 AEST, the local unit was buying 91.06 US cents, off its morning lows...
View ArticleAt sixes and sevens over Chinese growth
EconomyChinaStephen BartholomeuszOne of the oddities in the discussion about China’s economic growth rate is the way in which its slowing is interpreted despite the fact that the explicit and stated...
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