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White House Curbs on Chinese Payment Apps Pose Risk to Ant

October 8, 2020

(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration’s potential restrictions on two Chinese payments giants would reverberate far beyond politics, potentially affecting multibillion-dollar deals, shaking up international commerce and even shaping the evolution of the global financial system.

a person sitting on display in a store: An advertisement for Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s WeChat Pay digital payment service is displayed outside a restaurant in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. WeChat Pay and Ant Group's Alipay account for the majority of the mobile payments transactions in China.

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An advertisement for Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s WeChat Pay digital payment service is displayed outside a restaurant in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. WeChat Pay and Ant Group’s Alipay account for the majority of the mobile payments transactions in China.

U.S. officials have stepped up behind-the-scenes talks in recent weeks about possibly restricting the expansion of Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s WeChat Pay over concerns that the digital payment platforms threaten national security, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

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If the administration proceeds, the most immediate hit would be to Ant Group’s plan for a stock listing in

Chinese property developers’ rising debt and junk bonds

October 7, 2020

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SINGAPORE — Rising debt of Chinese property developers are in the spotlight again, as liquidity issues at top developer China Evergrande trigger investor concerns.

China’s property prices rebounded quickly as the economy reopened after the worst of the pandemic passed. Still, authorities are expected to officially rein in on borrowing costs of developers — outlining rules that cap the ratios of their debt in relation to their cash flows, assets and capital levels.

A leaked document last month regarding the cash flow of Evergrande, China’s second-largest developer by sales, has further highlighted concerns of the liquidity flows of Chinese developers.

Analysts warn it’s also raised the pressure on the developers’ ability to repay their debts in the bond markets going into 2021.

China’s property developers are among the biggest junk

Chinese Pet Clinic Picks Banks for $500 Million IPO, Sources Say

October 6, 2020

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(Bloomberg) — New Ruipeng Pet Healthcare Group Co. has chosen banks to lead an initial public offering that could raise more than $500 million, according to people familiar with the matter.

A dog's paws rest at the base of an acupuncture stand at the GuoGuo TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Neurology and Acupuncture Animal Health Center in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. China enters the lunar Year of the Dog on Feb. 16.

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A dog’s paws rest at the base of an acupuncture stand at the GuoGuo TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Neurology and Acupuncture Animal Health Center in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. China enters the lunar Year of the Dog on Feb. 16.

The Chinese pet clinic operator picked China International Capital Corp., Credit Suisse Group AG and Morgan Stanley for the planned listing, which could take place as soon as early next year, the people said. The company is considering Hong Kong or the U.S. as a potential listing venue but hasn’t made a final decision, said the people, asking not to be identified as the information is private.

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Major Chinese Banks Make Rare Cuts to Foreign Currency Deposit Rates | Investing News

September 29, 2020

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese commercial banks have made rare cuts to their foreign currency deposit rates in recent weeks to reflect the easier monetary policies of overseas economies grappling with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

The move is expected to encourage Chinese companies and households to covert their often large foreign currency holdings to yuan and dampen speculative purchases of foreign currencies, analysts said.

Bank of Communications <601328.SS> <3328.HK> said on Saturday that it was lowering interest rates on deposits below $3 million in certain foreign currencies.

The one-year dollar deposit rate at all of China’s “big five” state banks now stands at 0.35% which compares with levels of 0.75-0.8% previously, according to data from the lenders.

In contrast, the benchmark one-year yuan deposit rate is much higher at 1.5%. Long betting that the yuan would eventually depreciate, Chinese companies and households have heavily invested in foreign currency assets.

Chinese Investors Flock to Newly-Launched Funds Targeting Ant IPO | Investing News

September 28, 2020

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese investors are pouring into newly-launched mutual funds targeting Ant Group’s upcoming initial public offering, underscoring strong demand for technology shares at a time when Chinese tech firms are facing increasing U.S. scrutiny.

Alibaba Group’s

fintech arm Ant Group aims to raise about $35 billion in a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai’s STAR Market, expected in October, in what could become the world’s largest IPO.

Two of the five new funds launched on Friday to give Chinese retail investors access to strategic stakes in Ant’s IPO had already reached their fundraising target and stopped accepting new investments, their fund managers said.

The five funds are targeting a combined 60 billion yuan ($8.80 billion), with each fund aiming to raise up to 12 billion yuan over a two-week subscription period.

The early interest shows appetite for Chinese tech shares remains strong despite recent stock market corrections.

Chinese Stocks Underpin Asia; Markets Wary of Virus Spike, U.S. Presidential Debate | Investing News

September 28, 2020

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chinese stocks drove Asian markets higher on Monday, though sentiment was still cautious ahead of a U.S. Presidential debate and as a spike in new coronavirus cases undermined global economic recovery hopes.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan advanced 0.5% to 550.47, but still within striking distance of a two-month low of 543.66 hit last week.

The index is set to end the month deep in the red after three straight monthly gains as the pandemic continues to wreak economic havoc around the world and raises investor anxiety about sky-high valuations.

Chinese shares opened higher and helped to underpin Asian markets after a tentative start, with the blue-chip CSI 300 index up 0.85%. Shanghai’s SSE climbed 0.5%.

Encouragingly, data over the weekend showed profits at China’s industrial firms grew for the fourth straight month in August buoyed in part by a rebound in commodities prices

Chinese Companies Head Home to Raise Money, as Beijing’s Relations With U.S. Fray

September 27, 2020

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China’s most ambitious and fastest-growing companies once flocked to U.S. markets to raise money. Now rising U.S. hostility and the increased attractions of listing closer to home are tipping the scales toward Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Since November, eight Chinese companies that originally went public on the New York Stock Exchange or the

Nasdaq

Stock Market have added listings in Hong Kong, raising a total of $25.6 billion, according to Refinitiv. These companies, with a combined market capitalization of nearly $1 trillion, include e-commerce giant

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

and

Yum China Holdings Ltd.

, China’s biggest restaurant operator.

The pace of such partial migrations has picked up this summer, as tensions between the U.S. and China have escalated, and more are likely to follow, bankers, analysts and investors say. The companies are maintaining their U.S. listings, but having stock traded in Hong Kong is a safety net if they

Chinese Industrial Companies’ Profit Grows for Fourth Month

September 27, 2020

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Profits at Chinese industrial enterprises grew for a fourth consecutive month, as the country’s factories maintained momentum following the pandemic shutdown.

Industrial profits rose 19% in August, after July’s 19.6% increase, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Sunday. For the first eight months of the year, it was still down 4.4% from a year earlier.

The increase was due to factors including the continued recovery of production and demand as well as falling costs and fees for companies, the bureau said in a statement accompanying the data release. The bureau also pointed to a recovery in mining industry profitability and rapid growth in profits for equipment manufacturers.

The continued growth in profits was accompanied by a recovery in industrial output and slowing producer price deflation. However, that momentum could fade if the surprisingly strong export growth slows or domestic consumer demand doesn’t

Luckin Coffee Announces the Receipt of Penalty Decisions from the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation

September 26, 2020

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BEIJING, Sept. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Luckin Coffee Inc. (the “Company” or “Luckin Coffee”) (OTC:LKNCY) today announced the receipt of penalty decisions (the “Penalty Decisions”) from the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation and certain of its sub-bureaus (collectively the “SAMR”). The SAMR imposed an aggregate fine of RMB61.0 million on two Luckin Coffee entities and certain implicated third-party companies (“Implicated Companies”) due to their involvement in the fabricated transactions, which the Company disclosed in its press release on April 2, 2020 (the “Fabricated Transactions”). Pursuant to the Penalty Decisions, the conduct related to the Fabricated Transactions violated the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Laws.

The Company is fully committed to cooperating with the SAMR, and will dedicate all necessary resources to ensure full compliance by the Implicated Companies with the Penalty Decisions.

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May 12, 2020

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