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16 Oct 2023

China | PBOC adds net 289 billion yuan via medium-term facility as Debt Sales Surge

The move adds to recent efforts to ensure hitting GDP target - Offers Most Cash Support Since 2020 - Bloomberg China’s central bank is making the biggest medium-term liquidity injection since 2020, stepping up efforts to support the nation’s economic recovery and debt sales. The People’s Bank of China added a net 289 billion yuan ($39.6 billion) into the financial system via a one-year policy loan on Monday, the most since Dec. 2020. At the same time, it drained a net 134 billion yuan of short-term liquidity through open-market operations.

11 Oct 2023

Visualizing China’s Dominance in Battery Manufacturing (2022-2027P)

by Elements / Visual Capitalist

3 Oct 2023

Is China to blame for the rise in US long rates?

China has cut its holdings in US Treasuries to $822bn, lowest level since 2009. Beijing has been selling $300bn in Treasuries since 2021, & pace of Chinese selling has been faster in recent months, Apollos's Slok has calculated. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

2 Oct 2023

Japanese Yen falling to lowest levels against the U.S. Dollar since the BOJ intervened last year

150 level approaching fast 👀 Meanwhile, The Bank of Japan announced an extra bond-buying plan for this week as a global debt selloff forces policymakers into the market to curb sharp increases in yields. The BOJ will purchase extra amounts of 5-to-10-year debt on Wednesday as it strives to slow rising yields that are at the highest level in a decade. The benchmark 10-year maturity climbed to 0.775% Monday, a level last seen in 2013. Japan’s 20- and 30-year yields are at similar peaks while Treasury yields also keep moving higher. Japanese sovereign yields have risen as speculation grows the central bank will end its negative interest rate sooner rather than later, while the US Federal Reserve will also keep borrowing costs high. The BOJ has already conducted three unscheduled buying operations since late July to manage yields after adjusting policy to let them rise more. Source: Barchart, Bloomberg

29 Sep 2023

The China technology ETF was launched in December 2009. Total returns since then...

China Tech ETF $CQQQ: +62% Nasdaq 100 ETF $QQQ: +832% Source: Charlie Bilello

29 Sep 2023

This is not the chart of an AI or crypo

It is the chart of India BSE small & medium IPO index Source: Amit Jeswani

8 Aug 2023

China's Inward Foreign Direct Investment Falls To The Lowest Level On Record...

Indeed, Inward FDI fell further in Q2: The preliminary Q2 Balance of Payments (BOP) data released last week showed China's current account still enjoys a healthy surplus, but the financial account continues to see notable net outflows. In particular, inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell to the lowest level since the series started in 1998. Source: SAFE, www.zerohedge.com

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