China

In this round-up, GDP growth slowed in the second quarter, exports to the US dropped further and total social financing growth showed the need for more policy easing

A wave of issuers — mostly Chinese — including China Mengniu Dairy Co and local government financing vehicle Guangzhou Development District Financial Holdings flooded the bond market on Thursday, riding the positive sentiment after the US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signalled a rate cut later this month.

Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Tianjin Binhai New Area Construction & Investment Group Co’s decision to postpone a planned three year bond has highlighted the debt crisis in the Tianjin area.

JP Morgan has appointed Park Pu as head of investment banking of JP Morgan Securities China Company.

Genius Auto Finance, a joint venture between Geely Automobile and BNP Paribas Personal Finance, is planning a return to the auto loan ABS market on July 18 with a Rmb4bn ($581.6m) four-tranche deal.

In this round-up, trade talks resumed on shaky ground, the insurance regulator tightened rules on trusts investing in real estate companies, the State Council promised to ease the tax burden for smaller enterprises and the government completed the takeover of Anbang Insurance

In this round-up, S&P Global’s wholly-owned China unit gave its first onshore rating to ICBC Leasing, Italy will strengthen ties with the Mainland through a Panda bond and Bond Connect volumes rise.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has pledged to host at least 25 companies on the Star board by July 22, when it opens for trading. That tight deadline caused nine companies to open books on the same day this week.

Chinese property developers have started opting for longer tenors on their dollar bonds, as investors eagerly take on duration risk. As the interest rate outlook becomes clearer, the trend is set to continue — but only for a select few. Addison Gong reports.

BMW returned to the Panda bond market on Wednesday, raising Rmb3.5bn ($509m) from a privately-placed deal. The shortest tranche got plenty of demand from local investors, helped by flush short-term liquidity.

Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies, which has faced the wrath of US president Donald Trump recently, is syndicating a $1.5bn loan amid a “sensitive time” in US-China trade relations. Pan Yue reports.

United Laboratories launches HK$1bn loan — Goshawk seeks $500m in Asia — West China Cement returns for $150m — Wolong debuts in euros — Jingneng Clean Energy pays up for comeback