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In this round-up, total social financing (TSF) growth in July is below expectations due to a steep fall in new renminbi loans, the banking industry’s profit growth turns negative for the first half of 2020, and Baidu’s video unit iQiyi says it is under the scrutiny of the US securities regulator. -
In this round-up, China produces a sanctions list in response to a similar move by the US, multinational companies raise concerns on US president Donald Trump’s executive order against Tencent’s WeChat, and Chinese telecommunications firms will be barred from taking part in India’s 5G trial.
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Many saw the US Federal Reserve’s decision to lend hundreds of billions of dollars to certain central banks at the height of the coronavirus crisis as pivotal in preventing further calamity in global markets. Brad Setser, senior fellow for international economics at the Council of Foreign Relations, gives a great deal of credit to the Fed for its forceful intervention. But if markets begin to see the US central bank as a global lender of last resort, there may be a greater risk of imprudent behaviour and more political tumult in the US.
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Deutsche promotes Elalingam to IB coverage job — JPM hires Aus head of financial sponsors
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Moody’s Corp has acquired a minority stake in credit rating agency Malaysian Rating Corp (MARC), giving the US firm additional access to Malaysia’s domestic bond and sukuk markets.
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US president Donald Trump’s sudden targeting of Tencent Holdings and its flagship app WeChat last week was vague in the extreme. But what is clear is the Trump administration’s increasing willingness to go after China’s tech darlings. That should not be ignored.
