Steve Wang, Author at Asia Times

Beijing, China

China inflation at bay as producer price eases

by Steve Wang and Liu Hsiu Wen April 12, 2017February 18, 2020

A Chinese investor looks at Shanghai Composite Index. Photo: Imaginechina/Xie zhengyi

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai

Leveraged traders chase China rally as margin loans rebound

by Steve Wang April 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Bands don't play no more: Ordos is filled with thousands of residential apartments and duplex-style homes, built to house mainly workers for the nearby coal mines located just outside the town. However, the estimated one million people that were expected to move into or visit the district's now decaying buildings, have yet to appear. Photo: Reuters

China

And the Ministry said ‘Let there be land’… and it was so

by Steve Wang April 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Workers unload coal in Hefei, Anhui province. Photo: Reuters / Jianan Yu

China

China industrial profits up over 30% on SOE windfall gains

by Steve Wang March 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China

China retail sales grow slower 9.5% in first two months

by Steve Wang March 15, 2017February 18, 2020

China

China industrial output rebounds to 6.3%

by Steve Wang March 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Smokin': One drawback of the revival in China's economic growth is the pollution. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China

China’s real economy fired up on fixed-asset investments

by Steve Wang March 14, 2017February 18, 2020

China

Inflation building a head of steam in China

by Steve Wang March 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A crude oil tanker unloads at Qingdao Port, Shandong province. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

AT Finance, Australia, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Tianjin

Shocking strong imports led by SOEs’ thirst for black minerals

by Steve Wang March 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Gold stocks best performers in S&P, February 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters, Leonhard Foeger

China, Shanghai

China FX treasure chest restored to more than US$3 trillion

by Steve Wang March 7, 2017February 18, 2020

The National People's Congress. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Beijing, China, Tianjin

Three Money Men and One Graft Slayer: China’s latest Cabinet ministers

by Steve Wang March 2, 2017February 18, 2020

China

Factories across China get all fired up over official gigs

by Steve Wang March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman looking at a yuan note Photo: Reuters

China, Hong Kong, World

A radical new cure for China’s hypertension debt load

by Steve Wang February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

An oil tanker is pictured at a port in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Beijing, China

Producer inflation rockets to 6.9%, fueled by costly oil

by Steve Wang February 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, World

Panic over, already! US$2.9982 tln still buys a lot of US companies

by Steve Wang February 7, 2017February 18, 2020

A chicken for sale in the market. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

China

Behind China’s PMI smokescreen lies a bag of new year surprises

by Steve Wang February 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Vroom boom: car sales get China out of the ditch. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China

Smokestack economy spews back to life with profit rebound

by Steve Wang January 26, 2017February 18, 2020

China

Property cushions state coffers from tax cuts, VAT switch

by Steve Wang January 24, 2017February 18, 2020

China

Festive feasts, online deals bring smile to China retailers

by Steve Wang and Poo Yee Kai January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

China

Steel output fell off a cliff in China; industrial gains at 5-month low

by Steve Wang January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Residential buildings are seen in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Beijing, Chengdu, China, Guangzhou, Shanghai

Losses widen in China’s hot spot real estate markets

by Steve Wang January 18, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong

Dysfunctional bond market returns borrowers to shadowy loans

by Steve Wang and Lin Wanxia January 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Inflation on traditional Chinese medicine reached 5.3% in December. Photo: AFP/ Anthony Wallace

Beijing, China, World

The calm before the storm for China inflation

by Steve Wang January 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Red letter day: A pedestrian walks in front of HSBC's headquarters in downtown Hong Kong.
Photo: Anthony Wallace/AFP

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Shanghai

China’s onshore-offshore yuan premium largest since 2010

by Steve Wang January 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Shanghai

China forex reserves fall for 6th month; near critical US$3 trillion mark

by Steve Wang January 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Hong Kong

China raises yuan reference rate most since 2005

by Steve Wang and Agencies January 6, 2017February 18, 2020

The bulls are getting nervous. Photo: Fan jiashan / Imaginechina

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai

Markets living on the edge

by Steve Wang and Benny Kung December 30, 2016February 18, 2020

Consumers choose vegetables at a supermarket in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters/Aly Song

Beijing, China

China’s change of economic tactics in the spotlight

by Steve Wang and Agencies December 23, 2016February 18, 2020

Chinese workers install a signboard of Bank of China next to a branch of Sealand Securities in Hechi city, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Photo: AFP

China, Shanghai

Invisible hand of “X-Repo” halts tumbling bond prices

by Steve Wang December 21, 2016February 18, 2020

A woman walks past a property advertisement billboard in Beijing on December 9, 2016.
Photo: AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI

Beijing, Chengdu, China, Guangzhou, Shanghai

Fizzling real estate rally signals tougher year ahead

by Steve Wang and Lin Wanxia December 19, 2016February 18, 2020

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China inflation at bay as producer price eases

Leveraged traders chase China rally as margin loans rebound

And the Ministry said ‘Let there be land’… and it was so

China industrial profits up over 30% on SOE windfall gains

China retail sales grow slower 9.5% in first two months

China industrial output rebounds to 6.3%

China’s real economy fired up on fixed-asset investments

Inflation building a head of steam in China

Shocking strong imports led by SOEs’ thirst for black minerals

China FX treasure chest restored to more than US$3 trillion

Three Money Men and One Graft Slayer: China’s latest Cabinet ministers

Factories across China get all fired up over official gigs

A radical new cure for China’s hypertension debt load

Producer inflation rockets to 6.9%, fueled by costly oil

Panic over, already! US$2.9982 tln still buys a lot of US companies

Behind China’s PMI smokescreen lies a bag of new year surprises

Smokestack economy spews back to life with profit rebound

Property cushions state coffers from tax cuts, VAT switch

Festive feasts, online deals bring smile to China retailers

Steel output fell off a cliff in China; industrial gains at 5-month low

Losses widen in China’s hot spot real estate markets

Dysfunctional bond market returns borrowers to shadowy loans

The calm before the storm for China inflation

China’s onshore-offshore yuan premium largest since 2010

China forex reserves fall for 6th month; near critical US$3 trillion mark

China raises yuan reference rate most since 2005

Markets living on the edge

China’s change of economic tactics in the spotlight

Invisible hand of “X-Repo” halts tumbling bond prices

Fizzling real estate rally signals tougher year ahead

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