Bank of China

• China Agbank Forecasts More Rate Hikes, Reserve Increases

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 22, 2011

  China's Agbank foresees another increase in the country's benchmark interest rate and reserve ratios plus consumer inflation and faster yuan appreciation.

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  China Raises Rates Again; Speculation on Inflation Heightened

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 5, 2011

  China signaled Tuesday that its inflation figures, due out on April 15, might be higher than expected when it raised interest rates for the fourth time since October.

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  China Raises Reserves Again

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 18, 2011

  On Friday China’s central bank announced another increase in required reserve ratios (RRR) for the nation’s banks of 50 basis points, as a further step against inflation that continues to stress the economy.

• Chinese Inflation Still Rising, Topping Expectations

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2011

  China’s inflation rate for February rose above expectations on Friday, coming in at 4.9% and clearing the way for further monetary tightening by Beijing.

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  China Hikes Bank Reserve Ratios Again

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 18, 2011

  China moved Friday to tighten monetary supply for the fifth time since October, increasing the reserve requirement ratios for banks by 50 basis points.

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  Interest Rates, Bank Reserves Set to Rise Further, as China Experiments With Deposit Rates

  By Staff Writer  |  February 15, 2011

  According to a report from China’s think-tank State Information Center, under the National Development and Reform Commission, Beijing may increase banks’ required deposit reserve ratios from the present level of 19.5% to 23%

• China Raises Lending, Deposit Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 26, 2010

  The People's Bank of China moves again to tame inflation

• China to Raise Interest Rates

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 19, 2010

  In a surprising move, The People's Bank of China announced Tuesday that it would raise interest rates for the first time in three years.

• The Banking Bubble

  By Alexei Bayer  |  November 1, 2007

  China's two domestic stock markets caused a global panic in late February and early March when they dropped by nearly 10 percent in just a...

• Emerging Market Doesn't Equal Small Cap, Anymore

  By Staff Writer  |  November 3, 2006

  When you see 'emerging markets' and 'small cap' in the same sentence do you automatically think it's redundant? While it may have been so once, it's time to revise your thinking. With the largest IPO in history--Industrial & Commercial Bank of China--brought to market in Hong Kong and Shanghai in...