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Millennials are helping Jack Ma’s financing firm become a debt giant
SHANGHAI (Oct 17): They’ve made billions of dollars helping sell everything from iPhones to hairdryers on China’s burgeoning online shopping platforms. Now, tech giants led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s finance affiliate are making money off the l
October 17, 2017
China Focus
Chinese economy has ‘darker story’ ahead, China Beige Book says
BEIJING (Sept 27): The world’s second-largest economy may be faring well this year but 2018 is shaping up to be less positive, with progress on reducing debt and industrial capacity proving elusive, according to the China Beige Book.
September 27, 2017
Wanda bonds hit more in China than overseas as risks climb
(Sept 4): Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co.’s onshore bondholders appear more anxious about the developer’s future than their offshore counterparts, debt prices suggest, highlighting investors’ uncertainty about how Chinese authorities will dea
September 05, 2017
Investing strategies
The case for infrastructure investment
SINGAPORE (Aug 30): Infrastructure has been in the spotlight in recent years as institutional investors continue to seek yield in a low-interest rate world.
August 30, 2017
Noble Group pays coupon on 2020 bond: market sources
SINGAPORE (Aug 1): Singapore-listed commodities trader Noble Group has paid the coupon on its 2020 bond, market sources said on Tuesday.
August 01, 2017
Indebted Noble confirms bank loan relief, but skips coupon payment
SINGAPORE (June 20): Noble Group on Tuesday confirmed it had extended a key debt deadline and was in "constructive" talks with potential investors, but the crisis-hit trader also pushed back payment of the coupon on a closely watched bond.
June 20, 2017
Global Economy
Asia central banks rebuild US$6 trillion defense as Fed hike looms
HONG KONG/MUMBAI (June 13): Asia’s central banks are stacking the sandbags.
June 13, 2017
Noble Group's misery deepens as investors zero in on debt talks
(June 6): Noble Group shares extended their decline to the lowest level since 2000 amid rising investor concern that the embattled commodity trader may not be able to engineer a turnaround even as it presses on in talks with core banks to try to secure mo
June 06, 2017
Hong Kong faces China collateral damage on Moody's downgrade
(May 25): Hong Kong saw its debt rating cut by Moody’s Investors Service hours after China’s downgrade, highlighting potential risks from a tightening economic integration.
May 25, 2017
China Focus
5 reasons why Moody’s has downgraded China for the first time in 28 years
SINGAPORE (May 24): For the first time since 1989, Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded China’s long-term local currency and foreign currency issuer ratings to “A1” from “Aa3”, on expectations that the republic’s financial strength will
May 24, 2017