China

Reports on the financial strains at the property developer China Evergrande Group have been unnerving global markets, drawing comparisons to a level of systemic risk...

The financial market topic of the day seems to be China Evergrande Group (aka Evergrande), and the news on 15 September 2021 that China’s Ministry of Housing and...

So far, the equity market has only fallen a few percentage points. A lot of ink spilled for a relatively modest market reaction. (Examples: here, here and here to list...

The Evergrande saga is intensifying daily. The firm’s equity is all but gone. Its debt barely trades. Its sales and assets are crashing in value. Its brand damage is...

Innovate. Disrupt. Iterate. Deliver. These four words have a very modern ring but there's nothing especially modern about them. They apply equally to the creation of...

Here we are once more in the teeth of the great "super-cycle" debate as iron ore probes daily new lows in the reach for a China-Crisis clearing price. This is my first...

The heightened US-China relationship tensions since the Trump administration have forced China to re-finesse its domestic economy priorities. This backdrop makes the...

For the majority of 2021, Chinese equities have underperformed the US and Europe as economic and regulatory fears cast a shadow over companies operating in the world’s...

The potential for a slowdown in the world’s two largest economies is feeding concerns that global growth may have peaked Both countries are also facing another wave...

The Chinese market presents an enigma for businesses: On one hand, the sheer size of the population is an enticing prospect as it gradually grows wealthier. On the...