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China’s banks told to tighten mortgages
Chinese officials have warned domestic banks to tighten their mortgage lending after the US government’s action to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the giant mortgage agencies
Comment: China’s currency needs to rise further
It will be hard to achieve more consumption-driven growth as long as household income continues to decline, write Morris Goldstein and Nicholas Lardy
Growth in Chinese forex reserves slows
Reserves grew at their slowest pace in more than two years in June, prompting questions over whether the inflow of speculative capital was falling as a result of government efforts
China fund managers asked to stay for Games
China’s securities regulator is putting pressure on top executives at local fund management firms and securities brokerages not to travel abroad until after the Olympic Games
Hot money flows into China
On the face of it, China might not seem the obvious place to invest at the moment. Yet that has not prevented a record flood of capital inflows
China in clampdown on ‘hot’ money
China announced a major strengthening of capital controls in an attempt to limit the amount of speculative “hot money” entering the economy, which is frustrating its efforts to contain inflationary pressures
The Short View: Time for Chindia?
A nasty combination of inflation and steep valuations suggests Chinese and Indian stock markets have not yet come to rest, says John Authers
China’s offerings
Stock exchanges in China and Hong Kong are set to host 86 more IPOs this year
Deutsche Bank signs China tie-up
Deutsche Bank has become the latest global investment bank to sign an agreement to set up a Chinese securities joint venture with a local partner.
Foreign banks expect China bonanza
A significant number of overseas banks operating in China expect revenues to double this year in spite of regulatory changes and acute talent shortages, says PwC survey

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