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    • Saturday, 3 June, 2023
      On Wall StreetChinese business & finance
      Dimon’s Shanghai show points to broader chill in China

      Pandemic-era restraints on communication continue as the Chinese economy reopens

    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
      News in-depthUS-China relations
      Musk and Dimon lead corporate charge to Beijing as ties with US fray

      China courts global business leaders in push to boost confidence in economic recovery

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      US-China tensions have upended global order, Jamie Dimon warns

      JPMorgan chair says international situation more complex for business than in the cold war era

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      Chinese economy
      ‘Confidence is a big problem’: China’s economic recovery loses steam

      Weak property sales, industrial output and consumption sap confidence in rapid bounceback from Covid

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Container shipping
      Global container production falls as demand for goods sinks

      Steel boxes pile up at ports after sharp drop in demand following pandemic-era boom

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      News in-depthSovereign bonds
      China widens foreign access to swaps after $130bn bond sell-off

      New market link-up scheme in ‘test mode’ as Chinese bond yields continue to lag behind US Treasuries

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      News in-depthChinese business & finance
      Global investment banks’ profits drop in China

      Goldman Sachs unit reports losses and Morgan Stanley’s profits fall as tensions rise between west and Beijing

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Chinese economy
      China’s economic recovery in doubt as industrial output falls short

      Data adds to growing sense that Chinese economy has failed to fully recover after removal of zero-Covid policies

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Chinese politics & policy
      China expels Canadian diplomat in retaliatory move as tensions deepen

      Beijing’s move comes after Ottawa’s expulsion of a Chinese diplomat for allegedly targeting a Canadian lawmaker

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Chinese trade
      China’s imports fall in April as clouds gather for economic outlook

      Slowing export momentum after unexpected March surge points to uneven recovery

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      Chinese economy
      Chinese tourist spending rebounds to pre-pandemic levels in boost to economy

      Domestic consumption surges over labour day holiday but outbound travel has been slower to recover

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      Evergrande Real Estate Group
      Evergrande extends deadline for debtholders to agree to restructuring plan

      Indebted Chinese developer is struggling to persuade creditors to back its proposal

    • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      Vanguard plans exit from China joint venture

      Asset manager has struggled to convince country’s investors they need its low-cost passive funds

    • Monday, 3 April, 2023
      Evergrande Real Estate Group
      Evergrande wins creditor support for debt restructuring plan

      Deal will allow international group to exchange holdings in Chinese property developer

    • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
      Chinese politics & policy
      China presses Japan to change course on chip export curbs

      Beijing foreign minister warns counterpart not to ‘do to others what you don’t want others to do to you’

    • Saturday, 1 April, 2023
      Micron
      China escalates tech battle with review of US chipmaker Micron

      Beijing launches national security probe in retaliation against Washington’s curbs on semiconductor access

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      China truce with business — for now

      Worried about decelerating growth, Xi Jinping has launched a charm offensive to convince investors the country is open for business

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Chinese economy
      China’s services activity expands at fastest rate in 12 years

      Manufacturing growth slows as world’s second-largest economy charts uneven recovery from Covid

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Evergrande Real Estate Group
      Chinese property stocks fall after Evergrande reveals restructuring plan

      Heavily indebted developer’s proposal could offer template for other distressed companies

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      News in-depthUS-China relations
      US businesses shy about attendance at China’s Davos

      Beijing’s flagship development conference kicks off in shadow of tensions with Washington

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Starbucks Corp
      Starbucks braced for price war in China as rivals pile into coffee market

      Chains backed by private equity bet consumers will turn social pastime into daily routine

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Equities
      US bank stocks rise as investors assess efforts to calm turmoil

      Broad indices climb ahead of Fed rate meeting this week

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Banks in turmoil
      Additional tier 1 bonds: the wiped-out debt at centre of Credit Suisse takeover

      Controversy around decision has rippled across the wider $260bn AT1 market

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Evergrande Real Estate Group
      Evergrande releases restructuring timeline

      Chinese property developer moves closer to agreement with international investors

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      The Weekend Essay
      When Hong Kong stood still

      Thomas Hale was on his way to China when the pandemic struck — and then for two and a half years he watched as a city defined by movement was shut off from the world

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