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China, Economy. 4 September, 2012, 11:54 People’s Bank of China provides RMB95 billion of liquidity via reverse repo

People’s Bank of China injected RMB95 billion of liquidity today via reverse repo.

China, Economy. 3 September, 2012, 15:34 Macau casino revenue rose by 5.5% yoy in August

Macau casino revenue rose by 5.5% yoy in August, slight rebound from 1.5% yoy growth in July.

China, Economy. 3 September, 2012, 13:02 People’s Bank of China gauges demand for both reverse repo and repo

PBOC is gauging market demand for both reverse repo and repo.

China, Economy. 3 September, 2012, 11:39 HSBC/Markit China manufacturing PMI shows further contraction in August

HSBC/Markit China manufacturing PMI is revised down from 47.8 in flash estimate to 47.6.

China, Economy. 3 September, 2012, 0:24 Chart: China’s rail cargo volume

The decline of rail cargo volume for the current economic slowdown is already close to that during financial crisis.

China, Economy. 1 September, 2012, 22:43 China’s labour market seems robust (or perhaps not)

Some different views of how Chinese labour market is actually doing.

China, Economy. 1 September, 2012, 19:01 People’s Bank of China injected RMB344 billion of liquidity in August

For the month of August, PBOC has injected RMB344 billion of liquidity into the banking system.

China, Economy. 1 September, 2012, 9:56 China official manufacturing PMI points to contraction in August

China’s official manufacturing PMI fell to 9-month low in August.

China, Financials. 31 August, 2012, 15:41 Chinese banks may have lent RMB600 billion in August

Chinese banks may have lent RMB600 billion for the month, up from about RMB540 billion in July.

China, Economy. 31 August, 2012, 12:13 An economist at China’s State Council sees economic crisis coming

An economist at China’s State Council Development Research Centre recently predicts an economic crisis.

China, Real Estate. 31 August, 2012, 11:18 China’s real estate developers are looking forward to peak season

As August is coming to an end, real estate developers in China look forward to the peak season.

China, Financials. 30 August, 2012, 17:53 Debts rollover in China: the curious case of steel companies

Some items on steel companies’ accounts which look suspiciously like debt rollover.

China, Financials. 30 August, 2012, 15:11 Chinese banks are rolling over local governments’ debts

Chinese banks are rolling over debts owed by local governments.

China, Economy. 30 August, 2012, 11:06 People’s Bank of China injects RMB40 billion of liquidity via reverse repo

PBOC conducts another round of reverse repo today, providing RMB40 billion of liquidity.

China, Economy. 29 August, 2012, 20:30 An unexpected proponent of QE3

CICC now thinks that QE3 will do more good than harm for China.

China, Economy. 29 August, 2012, 17:13 China’s rail cargo volume declined further in July

China’s rail cargo volume in July 2012 fell 8.2% yoy, indicating that economic weakness continues well into third quarter.

China, Economy. 29 August, 2012, 14:06 The risk of “triangular debt” is growing in China

Only just a few days ago, a few government ministries and departments started to be concerned about the so-called “triangular debt”. In very simply terms, “triangular debt” simply describes a situation where companies owe money to each other. The cause for the rise of such liabilities were usually that companies trying to delay payments of [...]

China, Real Estate. 29 August, 2012, 13:33 Local governments in China sell land plots while foreign investors turn cautious

Yesterday, we noted that the government of Wenzhou has put up 52 land plots for sale all in one go. A sign of desperation, as government’s revenue fell amid slowing economy and weak real estate market. Of course, this is not a unique phenomenon in Wenzhou. On the whole, land sales revenue for the whole [...]