September 3, 2010

AgBank temporarily halts property market loans

Agricultural Bank of China said Monday that it has temporarily suspended property market loans to counter a surge in real-estate lending, but insisted the country’s property sector was “healthy.”

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China jails Tibetan property tycoon

CHINA has sentenced to life imprisonment a property tycoon believed to be the country’s richest Tibetan businessman.

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CIC eyes Harvard property holdings

THE world’s richest sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corp, wants to acquire stakes in six real estate funds held by Harvard University.

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Aussie Housing Bubble Gets Popped With Chinese Credit Crash

A disorderly unwinding of China’s credit and property bubble may well be the principal global macro risk today and it would take down Aussie housing with it.

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Allco carries China firm’s investment

ONE of China’s largest diversified groups, the HNA Group, will officially open shop in Australia through its Hong Kong Aviation Company.

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Allco carries China firm’s investment

Tethys takes advantage of Central Asia’s push for energy independence

If asked about oil and gas bearing nations, ones thoughts naturally turn to the Middle East or perhaps America.

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Tethys takes advantage of Central Asia’s push for energy independence

Asia stocks slump on earnings anxiety

Asian shares sank on Tuesday as optimism about US corporate earnings tapered off and China denied it was easing restrictions aimed at curbing its red-hot property market.

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RBA leaves interest rates on hold

THE Reserve Bank has decided to leave official interest rates unchanged at 4.5 percent, the bank announced this afternoon. Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision The global economy has continued to expand over recent months, consistent with a trend pace of growth. The expansion remains uneven, with the major advanced countries recording only modest growth overall, but growth in Asia and Latin America, to date, very strong

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Some "hot money" flowing to China: official

Reuters – China’s high economic growth and expectations of a stronger yuan are luring global speculative funds into its stock and property markets, a senior foreign exchange regulator said in …

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China’s housing bubble myth

Property markets in Australian and China have been growing at similar rates – but instead of causing concern, this fact presents a unique opportunity to pop two housing bubble myths …

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China’s housing bubble myth