New Development Bank’s first project in China

Solar panels sit on a rooftop at the Shanghai Lingang industrial zone. The company that made them, Hongbo New Energy (HNE), had received a 525-million-yuan long-term loan at the end of last year from the New Development Bank (NDB), a financial institution ... ( read original story ...)

Markets Live: ASX slips as Rio, Suncorp weigh

The central bank on Wednesday cut rates to the lowest since 2010 and ... The most-active rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was up 0.1 per cent to 3724 yuan ($698) a tonne. The construction steel product hit 3759 yuan on Tuesday, its loftiest since ... ( read original story ...)

Sensex Closes Weak; Metal & Banking Stocks Fall

all sectoral indices finished the day in red with metal sector and bank sector witnessing maximum selling pressure. Overseas, Asian equity markets finished lower today with shares in China leading the region. The Shanghai Composite is down 0.37% while Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Global stocks mixed after Dow record, pound falls

BRITISH CAUTION: The Bank of England left its key rate at a record low and ... Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.3 percent to 27,531.01, while the Shanghai Composite skidded 0.4 percent to 3,272.93. India's Sensex fell 0.5 percent to 32,310.37 and markets ... ( read original story ...)

Asia markets fall after Dow cracks 22,000; Kospi down 1.7%

The Shanghai Composite slid 0.35 percent ... Standard Chartered shares listed in Hong Kong were also in the spotlight after the bank reported earnings after the market close on Wednesday. Standard Chartered said pretax profit in the first half rose ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese Bonds Could Be The Next Big Thing (MCHI)

Index provider MSCI announced recently that it would include China A-share stocks in its popular emerging-market index for the ... coming-of-age for China’s mainland stock markets … Chinese stocks listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen. ( read original story ...)