by Jacques Lemoisson | Jan 1, 2021
China’s central bank and top banking regulator issued a new bank loan management mechanism Thursday to cap banks’ lending to the real estate sector in their latest effort to prevent systemic risks. For the top 4 banks, the ratio of outstanding property loans to total...
by Jacques Lemoisson | Dec 29, 2020
As usual, the goal of this document is to propose answers to the main questions over 2021. Global economic growth: Rapid catch up (effective vaccines?) or “Groundhog Day” infection? Biden: Post-Trump Era complete shift or simple transition? The USA is back in the...
by Jacques Lemoisson | Dec 29, 2020
The EU is braving the USA, taking advantage of the chaos during the transition period at the head of the American executive… This news seems good news. But as usual, the US administration is two-step ahead. Congress has already passed two texts: the Uyghur Human...
by Jacques Lemoisson | Dec 26, 2020
Officials in the Chinese capital have warned the public to be on high alert for Covid-19 flare-ups as several districts report new infections, including one of an employee at a U.S. tech giant. The warning comes as several districts in Beijing, including Shunyi and...
by Jacques Lemoisson | Dec 24, 2020
The State Administration of Market Regulation has officially started investigating Alibaba Group Holding over suspected monopolistic practices Regulators have also asked to meet Ant Group, Alibaba’s fintech affiliate… Europe tries to tax FANGMAN and BAT,...
by Jacques Lemoisson | Dec 23, 2020
After many articles about vaccines mistrust from healthcare workers, now the same from China. Sinovac might release its phase 3 human trial data on Wednesday but little else is known publicly about the vaccine candidates. We are in the same position in Occident...
