China Stanches Flow of Money Out of the Country, Data Suggests
Officials said that the country’s hoard of foreign exchange reserves, a rough proxy for money moving in and out of…
Chinese Rule Adds Mystery to Anbang’s About-Face on Starwood
A vague Chinese regulation allows insurance companies to make overseas investments of less than 15 percent of their assets, but…
Automakers Expanding in China May Soon Face Weakening Demand
China is the world’s largest market for new cars, but its slowing economy could leave automakers with too many factories…
For China Banks, Swapping Stock for Debt Is a Stopgap With Pitfalls
Using shares to pay overdue loans could help banks temporarily shore up their balance sheets. But it could cause greater…
China’s Outflows of Money Slowed in February
Foreign exchange reserves in the nation fell by $28.6 billion, a slower pace than the monthly declines of roughly $100…
G-20, Rejecting Major Policy Shifts, Plays Up Basic Strengths
The finance ministers from the world’s 20 largest economies wrapped up a day and a half of meetings with a…
In Rare Appearance, China’s Central Bank Chief Says All Is Well
At a news conference at the start of a G-20 meeting, Zhou Xiaochuan dismissed concerns about erosion of China’s foreign…
Inquiry in China Adds to Doubt Over Reliability of Its Economic Data
As the country’s stock markets fall, an investigation into the head of the statistics agency could cloud efforts to gauge…
Indebted Chinese Companies Increase Pressures on Government
Despite a raft of stimulus measures, China’s economy is faltering as companies like shipbuilders increasingly lose business.
A New Economic Era for China Goes Off the Rails
After its markets plunged last summer, and weeks after President Xi Jinping announced plans to avoid further turmoil, China again…