The nytimes is reporting that despite China’s $ 1.8 trillion dollars worth of foreign exchange reserves, China’s Central Bank is in serious need of a cash infusion.   This is a result of major losses from a trillion dollars worth of bad investments into US Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed debt issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.&nbs...

Morgan Stanley is among a raft of foreign investors looking to cash in as domestic investors look to offload property holdings following the circulation of tough new central bank credit management policies for commercial property projects last week, Xinhua reported. The investment bank is reportedly ready to sink US$1.47 billion (¥10 billion) into the co...

Sichuan’s earthquake last week has already lead to almost US$10 billion in direct losses. The Shanghai Securities News looks at the effect of the quake on the local economy

Monday's devastating earthquake in southwest China again leads coverage of China in the main newspapers. The China Daily added that the earthquake will further complicate authorities' macroeconomic policymaking at a time when growing yuan lending is already raising fears of further inflation. China's annualized growth in yuan lending dropped slig...

Unsurprisingly, most China-focused news outlets provide extensive coverage of the devastating earthquake that hit Sichuan province Monday, killing at least 10,000 people.The Wall Street Journal reported that Shanghai stocks fell more than 3% in the minutes after the market opened in the wake of the earthquake, before climbing again after the “initial k...