Evergrande crisis inspires shrewd bottom-feeding

HONG KONG, Oct 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) – What to say to a friend whose troubles give you an opportunity? Evergrande’s (3333.HK) shares are suspended while a rival eye taking a $5 billion majority stake in the ailing developer’s property management unit, Chinese media reported. read more Now tycoon Joseph Lau has launched a $250 million buyout bid for the […]

Bitcoin tries to recover as the Evergrande-led selloff subsides!

On Tuesday, cryptocurrency prices recovered from one-and-a-half-month lows as a massive selloff overnight triggered by fears of a potential loan default by property developer China Evergrande (3333. HK) eased slightly, but investors braced for more volatility. A cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or crypto is binary data intended to act as a medium of exchange, with individual coin […]

Credit markets will withstand Evergrande shocks

LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Is China Evergrande (3333. HK) another Lehman Brothers moment? Not at all, according to the $40 trillion global corporate debt market. International credit investors have good reasons to be so nonchalant about the potential ripple effects of problems at the Chinese property behemoth with a $300 billion debt pile. Granted, Evergrande’s […]

StanChart says Evergrande crisis doesn’t dent enthusiasm for China

By Lawrence White LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – The crisis at indebted developer China Evergrande Group (3333. HK) will not curb Standard Chartered’s (STAN.L) appetite for investing in the country, its Chief Financial officer Andy Halford told a banking conference on Thursday. Asia, Middle East, and Africa-focused lender have no direct exposure to Evergrande and “negligible” indirect exposure, he told […]

Gold rises as Havens rally in response to growing Evergrande fears!

Fears of a spillover from the debt woes of Asian property developer China Evergrande Group fueled demand for safe havens assets, eclipsing concerns that the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program would be reduced soon. Investor concerns about China’s real estate sector and the Fed’s tapering increased, sending US stocks down more than 2%.  “Gold is actually […]

Marketmind: Watch those spiralling gas prices

A massive week in monetary policy, with some 16 central banks holding meetings and possibly the first rate hike from a developed nation — Norway. Not to say others will follow any time soon; the Federal Reserve for instance may strees its own rate rises remain distant. Others such as Switzerland and Japan are likely to stay resolutely dovish.