China

Researcher says China should diversify reserves

A China-based researcher said in an interview published in the overseas edition of the People's Daily on Monday 30 October that China urgently needs to improve the management of its foreign exchange reserves by diversifying the holding to include natural…

Plundering China's reserves

According to this article published Friday 27 October by The Wall Street Journal, with China's foreign-exchange reserves now close to the trillion dollar mark, calls to spend the money are coming fast and furious.

PBOC's Tang sees strong pressure on yuan

'In the process of foreign exchange regime reform, the local currency still faces strong appreciation pressure,' said Tang Xu, director of the research department within the People's Bank of China, in an English-language paper prepared for a conference.

Ex-PBoC advisor calls for more yuan flexibility

Yu Yongding, a former People's Bank of China adviser said in a speech to investors at a Credit Suisse investment conference on Wednesday 25 October China should introduce more flexibility in the yuan exchange rate to help reduce imbalances in the economy.

PBOC's Su says China to seek more yuan flexibility

The People's Bank of China (PBoC) will continue to seek greater flexibility in the country's foreign exchange regime and seek to increase domestic hedging mechanisms against forex risk, central bank vice governor Su Ning told a conference in Suzhou on…

PBOC's Wu comments on rates, use of reserves

The People's Bank of China needs to further monitor the economy to assess whether or not it needs to hike interest rates again or not, State-owned China Central Television (CCTV) cited Wu Xiaoling, vice governor of the People's Bank of China as saying.

China FX regime suitable, says PBOC's Fan

People's Bank of China advisor Fan Gang said Tuesday 10 October China has few alternatives to the dollar in terms of its reserve holdings, despite the risk of losses if the greenback falls.

Where did market volatility go?

In this editorial, published Thursday 5 October by The Korea Herald, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff says an uneerie calm has engulfed virtually every major asset class, from stocks to bonds.

PBOC chief says yuan flexibility expanding

The flexibility of China's currency is gradually being expanded as the influence of market forces grows stronger, the People's Bank of China chief said in an interview published Monday 2 October.

China calls for hedge fund cooperation

Financial regulators across the world must work together to keep tabs on the increasingly powerful hedge fund industry, China's banking regulatory head said in remarks published on Thursday 28 September.

Interview with Bank of England's Alastair Clark

In an interview with The Asian Banker, published Wednesday 27 September, Alastair Clark, adviser to the governor of the Bank of England, says the UK's "super regulator" model would not necessarily suit the current Chinese banking system.

HKMA Quarterly Bulletin, September 2006

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the September 2006 issue of its Quarterly Bulletin on 21 September. The Bulletin includes the article 'Hong Kong's business cycle synchronisation with Mainland China and the US'.

China adds other currencies to reserves

Hu Xiaolian, head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), said in an article carried in the latest issue of the Emerging Markets magazine that China has cut the proportion of US dollars assets in its foreign exchange reserve in recent…

China's mushrooming forex reserve

This article published by Asia Times Online on Tuesday 19 September says that although massive levels of foreign exchange reserves represent the strength of an economy, it brings more problems than benefits.

China making progress on FX reforms says Zhou

China's foreign exchange reforms have made "significant progress," though the impact will be seen over time, People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan told fellow financial leaders on Tuesday 19 September.

IMF members approve voting reform plan

The 184-nation International Monetary Fund on Monday 18 September approved reforms to increase the voting shares of emerging economies, the German finance minister was quoted by Associated Press as saying.

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