First futures license issued

2007-08-25 10:26:35

Securities watchdog has issued a license to the first commodities futures trading company qualified to apply to become a member of the China Financial Futures Exchange.

Preparations on for rice futures

2007-08-15 11:16:39

Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange said it is preparing for the launch of rice futures, to help stabilize the price movement in the spot market.

Inflation surges to 10-yr high

2007-08-14 09:06:47

Surging food prices drove the consumer price index to 5.6 percent in July - the highest in a decade - the National Bureau of Statistics said.

Consumer price inflation hits 10-year high

2007-08-13 14:20:11

Consumer price inflation in China accelerated to the highest level in more than 10 years as food prices continue to rise, raising the pressure for the fourth interest rate hike this year.

Money supply rises 18.5% in July

2007-08-13 14:22:00

By the end of July, the broad measure of the money supply, M2, went up 18.5 percent year-on-year to 38.4 trillion yuan, according to the central bank.

Nasdaq expects to list 23 more Chinese companies by year end

2007-08-13 08:46:44

China is very likely to become Nasdaq's biggest source of non-US listings by the end of 2007, according to NASDAQ Stock Market vice chairman Michael Oxley.

HSBC gets rural nod

2007-08-10 08:56:30

HSBC said yesterday it has received regulatory approval to open a wholly owned banking subsidiary in rural China.

CICC may be first brokerage with QDII license

2007-08-09 14:29:42

China International Capital Corp, has become the first brokerage to receive a license under China's qualified domestic institutional investor scheme, Reuters reported.

PPI of manufactured goods up 2.4% in July

2007-08-10 16:53:56

China's producer's price index for manufactured goods rose by 2.4 percent in July from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said.

Stock market value tops last year's GDP

2007-08-10 09:25:52

New daily A-share opening accounts were 154,316 yesterday, the tenth consecutive day the figure has been over 100,000.

More foreign capital flows in property sector

2007-08-08 17:33:27

An increasing amount of foreign investment capital flowed into China's real estate market between January and June, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Two property funds launched

2007-08-08 08:56:13

Ascendas, Asia's leading business property developer, launched two China-focused real estate funds to invest in the country's booming industrial and commercial property market.