In a world where central bank stimulus has wiped out most of the distress from global bond markets, the troubles of China’s property companies are standing out. Of the $139 Continue Reading
China’s crude oil imports fell 4.7% on the month to 10.03 million b/d in September, latest data from the General Administration of Customs, or GAC, showed Oct. 13. The reduction Continue Reading
Home sales in China are seizing up as curbs on lending and worries about developers’ financial health deter house buyers, casting a pall over an industry that is central to the Chinese Continue Reading
China’s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said on Tuesday it will fully liberalize pricing for electricity generated from coal and that industrial and commercial users will Continue Reading
Electricity prices in Japan have risen to nine-month highs this week as gains in global prices of oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal are starting to feed through to Continue Reading
China’s power shortages will likely force some European companies operating there to delay orders and some firms are unhappy about how authorities notify them about power cuts, a European business Continue Reading
China’s largest coal-producing region was hit by severe flooding, threatening the country’s already strained power supply and displacing more than 120,000 people as residents called for help from other regions. Continue Reading
China’s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said on Tuesday it will fully liberalize pricing for electricity generated from coal and that industrial and commercial users will Continue Reading
China Evergrande Group, the embattled property developer, is the first high-profile real-estate company to run into serious trouble in Beijing’s campaign to tame a roaring property market. It might not be the last. Continue Reading
The largest provincial economy in China’s northeast rustbelt warned of worsening power shortages on Monday, despite government efforts to boost coal supply and manage electricity use in a post-pandemic energy Continue Reading
