Tag: finance

SHANGHAI China's central bank raised interest rates on a key funding tool, the medium-term lending facility (MLF), on Tuesday in its latest bid to cut debt levels and bolster financial stability. Policymakers are trying to keep the world's second-largest ... ( read original story ...)

Xu's company managed four of the top performing Chinese hedge funds during the stock market meltdown. (Straits Times image) SHANGHAI, China — China has sentenced a former star hedge-fund manager to more than five years in prison for market manipulation ... ( read original story ...)

On January 16, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held a commendation conference for outstanding institutions and individuals on the SSE bond market. A total of 32 outstanding institutions and 43 individuals were awarded at the commendation conference ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.3 per cent to 22,969.38, while the Shanghai Composite ticked up 0.1 per cent ... trade and regulations raised concerns over future access to the U.S. market. Trump signed a memorandum saying the U.S. will withdraw from ... ( read original story ...)

Shanghai consumers lost confidence in the fourth quarter ... Global political changes, delayed impact of an economic recovery, continued yuan depreciation and a weak stock market combined to hurt consumer confidence, said Xu Guoxiang, director of the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s Hang seng was trading 0.31% higher at 22,969 points. Shanghai composite index up 0.10% at 3,139 points, while SGX Nifty increased by 0.17%. Jakarta Composite and SET Composite was trading higher by 0.54%, Straits Times is up 0.42%. ( read original story ...)

U.S. stock futures traded mostly flat in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from several earnings ... Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.22 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.18 percent and India’s BSE Sensex rose 0.95 percent. ( read original story ...)