Lagarde wins backing for new IMF term
UK, France and Germany come out in support of managing director
View ArticleCarney’s inactivity is right response
Britain is far more open to the world economy than the US and so is more exposed
View ArticlePBoC in a quandary over capital controls
Slide in forex reserves sparks fears of run on the renminbi amid efforts to manage a soft landing
View ArticleHK sets new unaffordable housing record
Median prices now 19 times median pre-tax household incomes
View ArticleChina: an SOE story
Shares in Hong Kong-listed state-owned enterprises are cheap for a reason
View ArticleCapital controls may be China’s only real option
Clearer communication alone will not help the renminbi
View ArticleChina’s toughest test is within its walls
Shift from reliance on exports and investment carries risks but impact on markets is overstated
View ArticleChina slowdown to fuel Asia refining glut
Upgraded oil refineries come on stream as energy demand slows
View ArticleChina struggles to tell world its thinking
Communications crisis spurs global confusion over Beijing’s economic policy
View ArticleLimp PBoC messaging belies policy strides
China’s central bank has moved to jettison command-economy style mechanisms
View ArticleStruggling Chinese companies turn to P2P
Sites like Baozhi360 and Zichan360 grow as debt problems weigh down traditional lenders
View ArticleChina floods its banks with cash
Traditional holiday cash squeeze exacerbated by sharp capital outflows
View ArticleFederal Reserve: Credibility on the line
Last month’s rate rise is drawing criticism. Some say it should abandon plans to increase again soon
View ArticleCapital controls will not cure China’s ills
The government should make a real commitment to supply-side reforms, writes Eswar Prasad
View ArticleChina to restrict offshore insurance sales
HK insurance offices have been teeming with mainland Chinese customers
View ArticleEU pushes China to cut back steel sector
Brussels plans anti-dumping investigations as block debates giving Beijing market economy status
View ArticleDriving home for new year — in a shared car
Workers take to gig economy in world’s biggest mass migration
View ArticleSmall but serious threat of US recession
Growth fears are overdone but the Federal Reserve must be vigilant
View ArticleChina FX reserves lowest since 2012
Monthly drop of nearly $100bn as Beijing sells off dollars to support Rmb
View ArticleOutflows from China top $110bn in January
Companies and residents evade tightening capital controls amid fresh market turmoil
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