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  • Wednesday, 24 January, 2024
    China tightens access to offshore investment funds as domestic market founders

    Curbs on funds that allow retail investors to bet on foreign securities come amid sell-off in Chinese equities

    A man walks in front of the Shanghai skyline
  • Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
    ExplainerRenminbi
    Can China arrest the renminbi’s slide?

    Currency has fallen 5% this year but investors expect further declines

    A picture of Chinese bank notes
  • Sunday, 6 August, 2023
    Biggest Chinese mutual funds near limits on offshore investment

    Institutions seek higher returns elsewhere as growth slows at home

    Beijing skyline, China flag, US dollars
  • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
    Inside BusinessPrimrose Riordan
    An overdue reckoning for Macau’s casinos

    The falling of a gambling kingpin has raised questions about the industry reliance on ‘junket’ operators

    A croupier counts the chips at a baccarat gaming table inside a casino at the Sands Cotai Central in Macau
  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    Chinese brokerages pressured to end overseas investing services

    Regulator seeks to close loopholes that allowed foreign trades by mainland China investors

    Stock price monitor at a brokerage house in Beijing
  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    News in-depthGambling industry
    Fall of Asia’s gambling kingpin augurs change for Macau industry

    Alvin Chau’s jailing comes as Beijing cracks down on money laundering and capital flight

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    LexMacau
    Macau gaming: Chau’s jail term warns punters and investors alike Premium content

    Caution should now be applied to local gambling stocks

    A moving roulette wheel
  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Gambling industry
    Macau ‘junket king’ Alvin Chau sentenced to 18 years in prison

    Former Suncity boss is highest-profile target of Beijing’s crackdown on VIP gambling and capital outflows

    Former Suncity Group chief executive Alvin Chau, pictured in Macau in 2020
  • Friday, 6 January, 2023
    News in-depthRenminbi
    China’s new renminbi tactics leave traders guessing

    People’s Bank of China uses ‘invisible reserves’ to manage currency fluctuations

    People’s Bank of China, US dollars and renminbi chart
  • Saturday, 12 November, 2022
    News in-depthChinese society
    China’s elite seek safety abroad

    Wealthy look to Singapore for personal and financial protection as Xi Jinping tightens grip on power

    A montage depicting a silhouetted private jet and a traveller, against China’s flag and renminbi banknotes
  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
    Renminbi
    China loosens FX restrictions in response to Fed rate rise

    Regulators seek to allow more renminbi weakness but avoid runaway depreciation

    A collection of Chinese yuan and US dollar notes
  • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
    Renminbi
    Renminbi falls to lowest level since 2008 as dollar strengthens

    People’s Bank of China stops short of deploying significant foreign exchange reserves

    A pile of Chinese banknotes
  • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
    Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd
    Hong Kong casino tycoon considers Macau move to avoid US delisting

    Melco is exploring a loophole as negotiations between Beijing and Washington reach a stalemate

    A picture of Melco chair Lawrence Ho
  • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s ‘dim sum’ bond sales surge on demand from domestic investors

    Scheme allowing mainland funds to access offshore renminbi debt in Hong Kong spurs new issuance

    An advertisement for renminbi bonds outside the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong
  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Foreign exchange
    Will the renminbi depreciation actually boost Chinese growth?

    Probably not. Here’s why.

  • Monday, 27 December, 2021
    Chinese business & finance
    China increases scrutiny of companies seeking overseas listings

    Requirement closes loophole for tech groups to raise capital abroad without regulatory approval

    A sign for Wall Street hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    Markets InsightRussell Napier
    China’s rising vulnerability to foreign investors

    Increased holdings of Chinese assets has conferred new power over the economy

  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    LexMacau
    Macau gaming: Beijing junks the junkets and imperils local economy Premium content

    Such betting trips are the backbone of Macau’s $30bn gambling market

    Visitors use slot machines at a casino in Macau
  • Sunday, 28 November, 2021
    The Big Read
    Macau casinos gamble on relations with Beijing

    Hit hard by the pandemic, operators in the world’s biggest gambling hub are facing scrutiny from the Xi government

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    Cryptocurrency exchanges start cutting off Chinese users

    Overseas operators restrict services after Beijing bans all digital currency activities

    An illustration of a bitcoin laid over Chinese flags
  • Friday, 24 September, 2021
    Chinese politics & policy
    Chinese conglomerate HNA says chief executive and chair arrested by police

    Chen Feng and Adam Tan were the remaining co-founders of the beleaguered group

    HNA’s chief executive Adam Tan
  • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
    News in-depthGambling industry
    Macau casino operators fear end of winning streak with new gaming law

    Proposals could force operators to become ‘more Chinese’ as Beijing cracks down on capital outflow

    An aerial view of the Galaxy casino, owned by Galaxy Entertainment, and the Venetian and Parisian casinos, owned by Las Vegas Sands, in Cotai, Macau
  • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
    Gambling industry
    Casino stocks shed $20bn as Macau government seeks greater oversight

    Operators in world’s biggest gambling hub suffer worst day ever as authorities review gaming law

    People wearing protective masks walk in front of Casino Lisboa, operated by SJM Holdings, in Macau
  • Monday, 2 August, 2021
    Markets InsightMichael Pettis
    Why it might be good for China if foreign investors are wary

    Regulators should be more worried by too much buying of its stocks and bonds than by too little

    A Chinese flag and a renminbi note
  • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
    Asia-Pacific equities
    Global investors’ exposure to Chinese assets surges to $800bn

    Investors snap up stocks and bonds at record pace despite Beijing’s geopolitical belligerence

    Spectators watch a light show in Shanghai
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