Thomas Hale

Thursday, 23 March, 2023

News in-depthUS-China relations

US businesses shy about attendance at China’s Davos

Beijing’s flagship development conference kicks off in shadow of tensions with Washington

Thursday, 23 March, 2023

Starbucks Corp

Starbucks braced for price war in China as rivals pile into coffee market

Chains backed by private equity bet consumers will turn social pastime into daily routine

Monday, 20 March, 2023

Equities

US bank stocks rise as investors assess efforts to calm turmoil

Broad indices climb ahead of Fed rate meeting this week

Monday, 20 March, 2023

Banks in turmoil

Additional tier 1 bonds: the wiped-out debt at centre of Credit Suisse takeover

Controversy around decision has rippled across the wider $260bn AT1 market

Monday, 20 March, 2023

Evergrande Real Estate Group

Evergrande releases restructuring timeline

Chinese property developer moves closer to agreement with international investors

Friday, 17 March, 2023

The Weekend Essay

When Hong Kong stood still

Thomas Hale was on his way to China when the pandemic struck — and then for two and a half years he watched as a city defined by movement was shut off from the world

Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

Chinese economy

China’s consumer spending rebounds after end of Covid curbs

Officials warn uneven economic recovery threatened by falling export demand and property crisis

Saturday, 11 March, 2023

News in-depthChinese politics & policy

From wooing Tesla to Xi’s right-hand man: Li Qiang’s road to China’s premiership

Beijing’s new number two known for cultivating business ties as Shanghai party boss before imposing sweeping lockdown

Wednesday, 8 March, 2023

Chinese politics & policy

What does Xi’s tighter regulatory grip on China mean for business?

Beijing has streamlined financial supervision and intensified research as tensions with US rise

Tuesday, 7 March, 2023

News in-depthChinese economy

China’s lowest growth target in decades signals era of caution

Beijing emerges from shadow of Covid with unambitious goal as it fears disappointing expectations

Saturday, 4 March, 2023

Chinese politics & policy

As China’s politicians gather, the ghosts of zero-Covid live on

The country dismantled its precautionary measures as quickly as they sprang up — but not at the National People’s Congress

Friday, 3 March, 2023

Chinese business & finance

China’s central bank signals supportive tone for struggling property sector

Vice-governor Pan Gongsheng says access to finance has improved on eve of rubber-stamp parliament

Thursday, 2 March, 2023

Chinese capital controls

Chinese brokerages pressured to end overseas investing services

Regulator seeks to close loopholes that allowed foreign trades by mainland China investors

Wednesday, 1 March, 2023

Chinese economy

Chinese factory activity expands at fastest pace in more than a decade

Highest manufacturing reading since 2012 offers early signal of recovery following zero-Covid reversal

Sunday, 26 February, 2023

Chinese economy

Shanghai’s return to business tests China reopening

The financial hub has begun to revive after Covid restrictions — but not to the outside world

Monday, 20 February, 2023

News in-depthChina Renaissance

Disappearance of dealmaker Bao Fan casts chill across China’s tech sector

Fate of China Renaissance banker seen as test of Beijing’s stance after regulatory crackdown

Wednesday, 8 February, 2023

Chinese business & finance

Popeyes re-enters China to take on KFC in fried-chicken fight

Fast-food chains hope to capitalise on cheap rents for retail space left vacant by Covid lockdowns

Wednesday, 25 January, 2023

Behind the Money podcast20 min listen

China's reset

The FT’s Tom Hale and James Kynge discuss whether China has found a way to fix its economy

Wednesday, 25 January, 2023

Container shipping

Shipping hurt by weak demand for Chinese goods

Carriers are skipping ports in China as international orders fall and supply chain problems persist

Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

Evergrande Real Estate Group

PwC resigns as indebted Chinese developer Evergrande’s auditor

Big Four firm under investigation in Hong Kong over property company’s accounts

Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

Chinese economy

China’s economy expands 3% in 2022 after zero-Covid policies hit growth

Gross domestic product misses annual target but expectations rise for recovery in 2023

Friday, 13 January, 2023

Chinese trade

Chinese exports suffer sharpest fall in 3 years as Covid pain spreads

Full-year trade surplus hits record on pandemic-era boom despite steep decline for December

Friday, 13 January, 2023

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd

Chinese developer Kaisa hit with lawsuit over bond defaults

Property group defaulted in late 2021 as it battled to reduce vast leverage

Thursday, 12 January, 2023

News in-depthChinese economy

China eases curbs on property developers to counter downturn

Banks roll out loans and backtrack on debt constraints after policy to limit speculation led to wave of defaults

Shanghai correspondent

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