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China Needs Another Round of Decisive Measures

Jan 14, 2015

Trade experts say China needs another round of decisive measures to put its export growth on a firmer footing in 2015, amid declining demand in major foreign markets. In December 2014, China's foreign trade value hit 2.49 trillion yuan, ...

Tags: export growth, foreign markets

China Raises The Consumption Tax on Oil Products for The Third Time

Jan 13, 2015

China raises the consumption tax on oil products beginning Tuesday. This will be the third increase in as many months, following one on Nov 29 and another on Dec 13. The sharp drop in the price of crude oil since late June has been ...

Tags: consumption tax, oil products

Innovation Becomes a Personal Pursuit for Entrepreneurial Success

Jan 8, 2015

China's economy will enter a new phase, as innovation becomes a personal pursuit for entrepreneurial success. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, China's absolute input in research and development was ...

Tags: China Economy, intellectual property

China's Annual Economic Growth Likely Slowed to 7.2 Percent in The Fourth Quarter

Jan 7, 2015

China's annual economic growth likely slowed to 7.2 percent in the fourth quarter, the weakest since the depths of the global crisis, a Reuters poll showed, which would keep pressure on policymakers to head off a sharper slowdown this year. ...

Tags: economic growth, GDP data

Agreements to Buy or Sell The Hushen 300 Index at a Present Value on an Agreed Date

Jan 6, 2015

China's stock index futures opened mixed on Wednesday, with the contract for settlement in January 2015, the most actively traded, down 3.6 points at 3,655.8. The contract for settlement in February 2015 opened 0.4 points higher at 3,716.0. ...

Tags: Stock Index Futures, CFFEX

The Government to Ease Restrictions on Foreign Capital in The Domestic Stock Market

Jan 6, 2015

Undoubtedly one of the catch-phrases that Chinese stock investors like to hear most is "opening up". The government has already taken numerous steps to ease restrictions on foreign capital in the domestic stock market. You must have heard ...

Tags: stock investors, Chinese currency

The Total Revenue of China's Express Delivery Market Hit 204 Billion Yuan in 2014

Jan 6, 2015

The total revenue of China's express delivery market hit 204 billion yuan (33 billion U.S. dollars) in 2014, up 42 percent, official data showed on Tuesday. Businesses made 14 billion deliveries last year, the most in the world and 52 ...

Tags: Express Deliveries, express delivery market

SHFE Copper Prices Climbed on Wednesday, The Last Trading Day of 2014

Jan 5, 2015

Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) copper prices climbed on Wednesday, the last trading day of 2014. The market closed on January 1 and 2 due to the New Year holidays. The most-traded copper contract for March delivery on the SHFE ended at ...

Tags: Copper Prices, Copper

The Chinese Mainland Considers Easing Restrictions on Imports of Gold

Jan 5, 2015

The Chinese mainland's gold purchases from Hong Kong in 2015 may hold around this year's levels as physical demand in the world's biggest consumer remains stable and the country considers easing restrictions on imports. Net imports ...

Tags: Yellow Metal

China Likely to See 60 Percent More Initial Public Offerings in 2015

Jan 5, 2015

China is likely to see 60 percent more initial public offerings in 2015 as the securities regulator improves capital market operations, said international auditor PwC on Monday. Lin Yizhong, managing partner of PwC ...

Tags: IPOs, initial public offerings

China's Manufacturing Activity Weakens in Dec.

Jan 1, 2015

Chinese manufacturers signalled weaker growth momentum at the end of 2014, fresh evidence of headwinds facing the Chinese economy, a recent HSBC report showed. After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index ...

Tags: Manufacturing Activity

Calculation Rules Changes

Dec 31, 2014

The People's Bank of China, the central bank, will change rules on how it calculates the loan-to-deposit ratios of banks from next year, a move that is expected to make available more funds for lending. The central bank will expand the ...

Tags: Deposit Calculation Rules, POB

RMB Exchange Rate to Be Stable in 2015

Dec 31, 2014

The Renminbi exchange rate will remain stable in 2015, a macro economic report from China International Capital Corporation (CICC) predicted Monday. "Despite the weaker spot exchange rate of the Renminbi against the dollar, the ...

Tags: RMB Exchange Rate, capital account surplus

China's December Inflation Estimated at 1.4%

Dec 31, 2014

China's consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, is estimated to grow by about 1.4 percent in December from a year earlier, the latest report from the Bank of Communications (BOC) said. The National Bureau of Statistics ...

Tags: CPI, consumer price

China Economy Growth to Slow Down

Dec 29, 2014

China's economy is likely to expand at a slower pace of 7 percent in 2015 and 7.3 percent this year, a government think tank said in a report on Monday. Due to factors such as overcapacity in some manufacturing industries, the country's GDP ...

Tags: China Economy, home price