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Hong Kong Asks Banks to Report Evergrande Exposure
Hong Kong’s central bank asked lenders to report their exposure to debt-laden China Evergrande Group on concern over potential systemic risks to the region’s financial system, according to people familiar with the matter.
China's Housing Bubble Is the Real Backdrop for Evergrande
Evergrande is just a symptom of far deeper problems.
China’s anti-corruption chief flags ‘deep-level’ probe into financial sector
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection will audit 25 organisations as part of an anti-corruption drive aimed at preventing ‘systemic financial risk’.
Evergrande Worries Help Fuel Selloff at Chinese Developer Sunac
Investors sold down securities after a leaked document showed a Sunac China Holdings unit asking for government help to ease its liquidity difficulties.
Evergrande Could Raise $600 Million Selling Life Insurance Stake
Debt-laden China Evergrande Group may have another asset to sell in its scramble to raise cash: its fast-growing life insurance business.
Moutai Adds $32 Billion to Market Value on Best Day in Six Years
Kweichow Moutai’s shares recorded their biggest jump since April 2015 after the Chinese liquor giant’s new chairman pledged long-term reforms, lifting optimism on its growth outlook.
Evergrande Pain Spreads to Wealthy Investors as More Interest Payments Missed
“Even if I go home now, I can’t sleep well and eat well.”
How China Plans to Avert an Evergrande Financial Crisis
Control of the banking system gives Beijing the tools to stop a broader collapse, officials believe, while censorship and police powers can stifle protests.
China Evergrande Auditor Gave Clean Bill of Health Despite Debt
Last year the property developer offered deep discounts to keep sales growing and the Chinese government effectively said it had borrowed too much, yet its auditor gave it a clean bill of health.
Who’s Buying Evergrande?
As fears of the fallout from the Chinese property developer’s potential collapse fade, some investors see an opportunity.
Uncertainty Swirls Around Evergrande as a Deadline Passes
A payment on the troubled Chinese company’s dollar-denominated bonds was due Thursday. Its shares fell on Friday after the company said nothing.
China Evergrande Loses Support of Hong Kong Tycoon Amid Debt Crisis
Chinese Estates, which is controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau and his wife, Chan Hoi-wan, said it had recently pared its stake in Evergrande and it was seeking shareholder approval to potentially sell the remainder.
WSJ News Exclusive | China Makes Preparations for Evergrande’s Demise
Beijing, reluctant to bail out the country’s most heavily indebted property developer, is asking local officials across the country to prepare for a “possible storm.”
Major Evergrande Backer Chinese Estates May Sell Its Shares
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd. sold shares in China Evergrande Group and said it may exit all its holdings, a major withdrawal of support from one of the embattled developer’s long-time backers.
China Banks Downplay Risks After Evergrande Missed Payments
A number of China’s publicly-traded banks rushed to assuage investors who are concerned about risks from the deepening crisis at China Evergrande Group.
Evergrande Is in Crisis, but a Risky China Still Beckons to Investors
Some U.S. money managers including Bridgewater and Pimco view a potential Evergrande default as a step toward tamping down risks in China.
What Is China Evergrande, and Why Is Its Crisis Worrying Markets?
The Chinese property giant’s debt load is teetering. Here’s a quick look at the crisis and the risks of a collapse.
Western Investors Bargain Hunt in China Bond Rout
Turmoil caused by China Evergrande is hitting bonds of other Chinese companies and spurring some emerging-market funds to buy.
China Evergrande ‘resolves’ interest on bond as it battles to dodge default
The debt-laden developer’s ‘off-exchange resolution’ affecting holders of 4 billion yuan (US$618 million) of yuan-denominated notes should help to calm jittery nerves when the markets resume trading.
