By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese policymakers will likely step up measures to at least help the economy meet an increasingly challenging growth target for 2024, analysts and policy advisers say, with a sharper focus on boosting demand to fight persistent deflationary pressures. Official data showed the world’s second-largest economy slowed broadly in August,…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is widely expected to trim its main policy and benchmark lending rates on Friday, a Reuters poll showed, after the Federal Reserve’s outsized interest rate cut removed some of the risks around sharp yuan declines. Monetary policy divergence and a weakening Chinese yuan have been the key constraints limiting Beijing’s efforts…
To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. The Fed went for it. The first cut to the benchmark fed funds rate in four years was a big one of 50 basis points. Market pricing had moved in the last few days to imply that there was a slightly better…
Welcome to CFO Briefing, a newsletter devoted to corporate finance and what leaders need to know. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here . This week’s highlights include a dive into what finance chiefs are saying and doing ahead of the Fed’s expected rate cut. Plus, the CFO of China-owned agricultural firm Syngenta…
The world economy’s tectonic plates will shift this week when a US easing cycle begins, just as officials from Europe to Asia set policy against a backdrop of brittle markets. A 36-hour monetary rollercoaster will start with the Federal Reserve’s probable decision to cut interest rates on Wednesday, and finish on Friday with the outcome…
As Hong Kong’s commercial property slump drags on, Chinese state money has emerged as one of the few pillars of support. Chinese firms have become active buyers in the city’s flailing real estate market, snapping up shopping malls and offices as local and international investors pull back. While deal sizes are smaller than during Hong…