Money Supply

29 Apr 2013

The recent sharp drop in the gold price has taken many investors by surprise, setting off a scramble to understand why, and what lies ahead. The past years' series of crises and the onset of...

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Boost to China's money supply brightens outlook

11 Apr 2013

New loans extended by mainland banks and non-bank entities grew more than anticipated last month, suggesting there is ample liquidity available to support a recovery in the world's second-largest...

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Chart of the Week: US credit growth

21 Jan 2013

Faster bank credit, money supply growth and rising Treasury yields signal the United States economy is poised to pick up this year even amid the fiscal drag triggered by last month's budget deal,...

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25pc rise in new loans beats market expectations

12 Nov 2011

New-loan issuance on the mainland beat market expectations last month, rising 25 per cent to 586.8 billion yuan (HK$719 billion) - easing fears of a hard landing and indicating Beijing's strategy...

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New loans at near two-year low

15 Oct 2011

Mainland banks last month extended the lowest number of new loans in almost two years as Beijing continued to tighten credit in a bid to rein in inflation.

10:11PM

Money supply and forex shoot up

13 Jul 2011

Growth of money supply on the mainland - or the total amount of cash in the economy - beat market expectations last month, and foreign exchange reserves ballooned to a record high.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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What goods will be most affected by rising inflation in China and Hong Kong? How will the consumer be affected? How should people manage this problem?

This week's question returns to the issue of inflation, which is holding sway over investments and costs of living. The question focuses on the impact of inflation on consumers.

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Bond sale axed amid credit squeeze

China Development Bank cancelled a bond sale yesterday, a move possibly caused by Beijing's squeeze on liquidity and investors' reluctance to buy low-yield bonds when inflation is high.

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Steady credit growth increases inflationary pressure

Mainland banks made fresh loans of 739.6 billion yuan (HK$884.54 billion) in April, up from 679.4 billion yuan in March, but 20.8 billion yuan lower than in the same month a year earlier, the...

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Do not fear interest rate tool, says adviser

Too much money is moving around the mainland economy and Beijing should not fear raising interest rates, despite concerns about growing inflows of hot money, according to a top government adviser...

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Think-tank sees growth at 10.5pc in first quarter

Disruptions from the worst snowstorms in 50 years and weaker export demand will slow economic growth on the mainland to 10.5 per cent in the first quarter, a government think-tank said yesterday...

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Beijing curbs point to tighter funding

Central bank to impose stricter controls from next year as cooling measures fail

Beijing's pledge to tighten its monetary policy next year, which is a shift from its decade-long...

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