Instead of lending money for highways and bridges, China has shifted to providing emergency rescues for previous borrowers.
Tag: People’s Bank of China
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More Semiconductors, Less Housing: China’s New Economic Plan
Policymakers, wary of inciting reckless borrowing in real estate, are instead investing heavily in factories and trying to help indebted local governments.
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How China’s Property Crisis Is Testing Its Too-Big-to-Fail Banks
Banks hold enormous amounts of real estate debt, and regulators are nervous. But a fast-moving crisis is unlikely because the government has extensive control of the system.
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What Retail Sales and Other Data Say About China’s Economy
Consumers are spending a little more, but apartment prices and the pace of construction keep falling.
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People’s Bank of China Cuts Reserve Requirement to Spur Bank Lending
The People’s Bank of China will allow commercial banks to hold less money in reserve, but businesses and households have been cautious about borrowing.