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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) bagged Rmb30bn ($4.3bn) through a two tranche trade on Wednesday. It was not the first time the issuer picked a curious time to sell Bills.

Volatility has hurt secondary spreads and primary deal flow in the Asian bond market but really it is no bad thing. A quiet month is just what the market needs after an overwhelming amount of supply so far this year.

Hengfeng Bank will soon become the third Chinese bank to be taken into state control, since the People's Bank of China (PBoC) took over Baoshang Bank in May — a move that pushed Hengfeng into a liquidity crunch.

SDIC Power Holdings will be the second Chinese company to list in London through the Stock Connect scheme with Shanghai, after a China regulator approved the deal.

Excellence Commercial Properties Co made a quick outing to the dollar bond market on Friday, raising $150m in its second offshore debt sale of the year.

In this round-up, China warned Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways amid intensifying protests in the city, Hengfeng Bank received state backing after Baoshang and Jinzhou moves and the offshore Chinese market experienced the largest outflows since March

Dongxing Securities Co leaned on the support of 19 lead banks to close its $400m bond return against a difficult market backdrop.

In this round-up, China’s positive trade data despite the trade war surprised markets, trading volume in USD/CNH futures hit new highs thanks to the weak renminbi, and the Mainland’s foreign currency reserves fell after two months of growth.

In this round-up, hostility between China and the US continued, the State Council unveiled rules on the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and Beijing said it would intervene if the Hong Kong government fails to calm down the recent unrest.

Changde Economic Construction Investment Group Co, a local government financing vehicle in China’s Hunan province, priced its debut international bond on the back of strong anchor support, in a week where both issuers and investors treaded carefully.

German carmaker Daimler wrapped up a Rmb5bn ($710m) two tranche private placement Panda bond on Wednesday. Returning to the market after eight months, the Panda bond regular drove through turbulence.

As the market digests news of the weaker renminbi, which broke seven against the dollar for the first time since the financial crisis on Monday, analysts are predicting that a new equilibrium for the currency will emerge. Rebecca Feng reports.