Few banks call off favorable first-home mortgage rate
2010-03-15 16:30:37
After the nation called off favorable policies for buying housing in Beijing, most banks in the capital city are still offering 30 percent discounts to first-home mortgages, Beijing Times reported on March 15.
Goldman Sachs says Asian stocks are attractive buys
2010-03-12 11:12:37
Investors should buy Asian stocks outside Japan after valuations dropped and before sentiment strengthens further, Goldman Sachs Group Inc said.
Social insurance a heavy burden for Chinese
2010-03-11 15:12:38
Chinese people have to pay 40 percent or in some areas even 50 percent of their salary to buy social insurance by law, much higher than the level of most countries in the world, Bai Chongen, an economist from Tsinghua University found in his latest research, the Xinmin Evening News reported.
Buy Taiwan stocks with cross-Straits ties
2010-03-11 11:54:18
Investors should buy shares of Taiwan companies that benefit most from the island's closer ties with the mainland, according to the manager of Taiwan's best-performing equities fund.
Gold price boosted by trade data
2010-03-11 11:02:11
Gold gained for the first time in three days as China's trade data boosted prices of other metals and a resumption in the dollar's weakness boosted investor demand for the precious metal as an alternative asset.
Worrying trend of recycled stories
2010-03-09 10:36:47
Much to the chagrin of believers in "value investing", there's no doubt that a good story alone can move prices.
Capital may get 'one apartment, one price' policy
2010-03-05 13:25:47
Beijing may soon require real estate developers to reveal the price of each individual apartment in their projects.
AIG retreat opens Asia to its rivals
2010-03-04 10:26:00
American International Group Inc (AIG), whose history in insurance spans 90 years from a Shanghai start-up to the biggest US bailout, is swapping its roots in Asia for cash as rivals seek to expand beyond shrinking markets.
UBS, JPMorgan turn positive on China realty
2010-03-03 09:17:13
UBS AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co turned positive on Chinese property stocks, saying the plunge in share prices this year has made them cheap and concern over tighter credit has been overstated.
First consumer finance company may struggle to attract interest
2010-03-02 11:08:51
China's first consumer finance company, the Bank of Beijing Consumer Finance Company, officially started operations in Beijing yesterday.
China opens two consumer finance companies
2010-03-02 09:41:17
China's first two consumer finance companies opened Monday in Beijing and the southwestern city of Chengdu as the country seeks to boost domestic demand to balance economic growth.
Another good year for the local property market
2010-03-01 10:53:08
Li Wenjie, general manager of property agency Centaline China (North China region), speaks to METRO about the housing market in Beijing.