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China and the renminbi: A Risk.net article collection
The recent financial crisis in the west has presented China with a range of challenges as well as opportunities.
China to continue to drive global oil demand growth
Chinese oil appetite will account for almost half of global oil demand growth in the next five years but could be limited by the debt crisis in OECD countries
Credit Suisse adds to China fixed income team
Credit Suisse in China recruits Keung Li, Teng Ma, Antony Xing, Angela Wen, Leo Chen and Amanda Yan to fixed income sales.
China to revalue renminbi ‘by 4-5%’ this year: Zhang Wei profile
The Chinese Communist Party’s former leading economist, Zhang Wei, explains how revaluing the renminbi is in China’s interests, why the financial markets are such a headache for the country’s leaders and how the new generation may yet prove to be the…
Metal mania
China is the world’s fastest-growing consumer of base metals and its appetite for raw materials has resulted in a staggering growth in onshore listed derivatives. But its relevance to the institutional markets is still limited. Georgina Lee reports
IEA cuts global oil demand for 2009 and 2010
The International Energy Agency (IEA) slashes global oil demand for 2009 and 2010, following questions over the health of the global economy, weaker-than-expected data from Asia and the Middle East, and repercussions from the volcanic ash cloud and the…
China readies for launch of onshore CDS
Financial risk management tools seen as essential for Chinese bank development
Product review: Nordea taps Chinese growth
Nordea Bank in Finland is offering a structured product with exposure to a relatively unusual underlying. The capital-protected, potential growth product is linked to a basket of 10 Chinese companies
Russia targets CLS inclusion by 2015
Settlement risk in Russia's ruble is preventing the currency realising its global ambitions
China’s oil demand rise won’t tighten global supply
China’s apparent oil demand rose by 12.8% in March this year, following the expansion of refining capacity and rapid growth in the Chinese economy, but this does not indicate that global supply will tighten, say analysts.
Renminbi realignment
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is staking its claim to become the de facto offshore settlement centre for renminbi amid expectations the Chinese currency will one day usurp the greenback as the dominant medium of exchange in the region. But there are…
Deutsche Bank launches 11 China A-share ETFs in Hong Kong
New ETFs will track the performance of China’s CSI 300 Index
Shanghai exchange launches China's first index futures
Investors in Chinese stocks have been given more flexibility, with the launch of the country's first stock futures and a rule-change allowing short-selling of cash shares.
Chinese CDM project approval drops
The Chinese government's approval rate for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects has dropped by over a third since December 2009, amid continued fears that Chinese CDM-generated Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) credits will not be allowed to be…
IEA remains steady on global oil demand for 2010
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stuck to its previous forecast for global oil demand in 2010, following two consecutive upwards revisions, but has lowered its 2009 estimates based on adjusted official data.
BP and CNPC push forward in Iraq despite oil law uncertainty
BP and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have awarded a raft of other energy and commodities companies deals to start drilling and production in the lucrative Iraqi Rumaila oilfield, which they operate, despite the current lack of a petroleum…
Bullish data in China oil shop
With China’s seemingly unstoppable growth in oil demand fuelling speculation that it can only rise further this year, Lianna Brinded investigates how this will impact global supply and change trading relationships
Energy Risk: What's coming next?
Energy Risk brings you a snapshot of what's moving and shaking the markets with a special look at the Indian energy derivatives sector.