China

UBS trading heads double down on China amid DeepSeek-driven tech rally

Chinese stocks have flourished in 2025 following a major AI breakthrough

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China’s economy ends year with a whimper, and more hope for stimulus

December data from China Beige Book indicate the government’s autumn effort to boost the economy is already losing its power

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PwC faces China ban in wake of Evergrande scandal

Big Four auditor is preparing to take a six-month pause in the country after auditing the failed real estate firm’s accounts, according to reports

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Beijing's central business district isn't attracting bankers like it used to

Morgan Stanley to cut 50 dealmaking jobs in Asia

International investment banks have pulled back from the country in recent months

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Checkout.com is one of only a few top global payment firms fighting for market share in the country

Checkout.com plans China growth push

Checkout.com is in talks with over 100 merchants in China to offer payment processing services

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Plight of Chinese shadow bank had sparked contagion fears

Chinese company that sparked fears of financial contagion falls into bankruptcy

A key subsidiary of Zhongzhi had missed multiple debt payments

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PwC hit with fine after China, Hong Kong auditors shared exam answers

‘The days of China-based firms evading accountability are over,’ PCAOB Chair Erica Williams said

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After ICBC FS was hacked, it was forced to unplug from the US Treasury market and begin to clear trades manually

ICBC’s entree onto Wall Street looked like a bargain — until hackers crippled its US unit

The China megabank bought its US broker-dealer 13 years ago for practically nothing

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'What’s going on in China is a great example of fear,' asset management veteran tells conference

BlackRock’s Larry Fink: ‘I see more fear than anytime in my business career’

BlackRock boss urges more hope in a turbulent world to stop markets dropping

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Dentons merged with China’s Dacheng in 2015 to create the world’s largest law firm by lawyer headcount

Dentons splits from China arm amid crackdown on Western businesses

World’s largest law firm pulls out of China amid worsening climate for overseas firms

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HSBC says splitting business would hurt shareholders

HSBC is not backing down amid pressure to spin out its Asian business

Jim Rogers, who made his fortune through stock-picking, is acutely aware things have become much harder for active fund managers today

Jim Rogers: ‘The first time I went to China, I assumed I was going to get shot’

The investment legend on doing business with George Soros, why commodities are a solid asset class and having his first child at 60

Evergrande’s foreign bondholders push back ahead of hearing

Competing claims between international bondholders and creditors in mainland China are one of the issues the property developer needs to resolve

Sequoia rolls back China tech investments amid growing national security concerns

Venture capital firm starts screening its China arm’s investments as Washington prepares to limit US capital going to some Chinese tech companies

China might be a bright spot for growth in an otherwise mixed outlook

Fidelity predicts M&A slowdown as firms focus on costs

'Bold decision-making has been replaced by more of a slow build,' analysts say

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Though financial markets had already priced in Xi’s third term, investors hoped that he would appoint a team of more moderate, experienced officials capable of putting pragmatism above politics

Will Xi Jinping’s new leadership team prove the doomsayers wrong?

Investors seem convinced the government lacks the knowhow and independence to mount an effective response to the economic challenges faced by China

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Tiger Global pulls back on China equity investments

Longtime China investor seeks more clarity before putting more money in Chinese equities

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Billions pulled from Chinese bonds amid yuan slump

Global institutions have cut their holdings of yuan-denominated bonds by more than $90bn since February

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