FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
Investors naturally worry when a trade gets crowded. The dollar and US stocks have benefitted tremendously from recent global portfolio inflows. As of June 2023, the latest
With about $5 billion in debt coming due this year, time is running out for China Vanke Co., the country’s largest privately-held real estate developer. Vanke has
Whenever the Federal Reserve turns more hawkish and the cost of dollar funding soars, debate over whether Hong Kong should change its currency’s peg resurfaces. The fixed exchange rate
Whenever the Federal Reserve turns more hawkish and the cost of dollar funding soars, debate over whether Hong Kong should change its currency’s peg resurfaces. The fixed exchange rate system
In China, no private enterprise is too big to fail, especially when market narratives change and a new industry dynamic takes shape. China Vanke Co., the country’s largest
From Trump the Capricious to Trump the Baby, the US president-elect has quite a few nicknames in China. The most interesting on social media is perhaps — using
China has been talking about stimulating its economy for almost three months — words that have mostly not been matched by deeds. In late September, Beijing vowed
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been touting a so-called corporate value-up plan to tackle the nation’s notoriously depressed stock market this year. After briefly declaring martial
As Starbucks Corp.’s new Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol engineers a business turnaround, what to do with its operations in China must be on the top of his
China is sitting on a lot of debt after a multi-decade infrastructure boom. Public borrowings1 hover at around 120% of gross domestic product, while a broad measure of
Barbarians are coming to the gate. Just as Starbucks Corp.’s new Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol begins to revamp the ailing coffee chain, its Chinese nemesis plans to
They might have to meet again. As President Xi Jinping decides on the size of China’s stimulus package, he has to consider the possibility that Donald Trump, who
GoFundMe is introducing new tools to make it easier to share causes across social media, aiming to appeal to younger, digital-native generations. The company hopes these updates will
Once bitten, twice shy. China’s latest supercharged stimulus measures have left many investors unconvinced. Despite Beijing’s repeated promises to revive growth through rate cuts and special lending programs,
“Going out” is a major consideration among big Chinese corporations. Pressed by shrinking profit margins at home, China Inc. is keen to expand businesses abroad. The question is
Sports betting has undergone a major transformation in recent years, driven by legal changes and mobile technology. “It’s not even the same world,” says Dr. Timothy Fong, a
Many are worried that China is making way more than the world needs. From electric vehicles to solar panels, plunging prices at home and abroad are
Multinationals have a puzzle that they need to tease out in China, the world’s biggest market for luxury products: What’s driving a slump in sales? Is it because
When two popular trades, such as buying US big tech stocks and selling the Japanese yen, are unraveling at the same time, investors naturally think they are somehow
China’s Politburo, its most powerful political body, recently pledged to boost consumer spending and curb “vicious competition” among businesses. This unusually direct statement reflects growing concerns over intense
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