China’s new market anomaly: Stocks won’t drop more than 1%

The Shanghai Composite Index, notorious for its wild swings over the past two years, has gone 85 trading days without a loss of more than 1% on a closing basis, the longest stretch since the market’s infancy in 1992. In a Chinese stock market where ... ( read original story ...)

China leverage rising at 'alarming pace': central bank official

SHANGHAI China's level of leverage is rising at an "alarming pace", particularly in the finance sector, a senior central bank official said in a commentary, amid growing concern by the country's senior leaders over financial security. The official Xinhua ... ( read original story ...)