Ant’s Consumer-Lending Unit to Raise $1.5 Billion in Scaled-Down Capital Plan
MarketsFinanceChongqing Ant Consumer Finance lines up new investors after Chinese state-backed firm pulled out of earlier fundraising plan
Monday, May 25, 2026
Tag: wsjfinance-asia
Investors Cheer China’s Plan to Support Housing Market, but Challenges Remain
Shares of Chinese property developers surged and dollar bonds of developers that haven’t defaulted rose from deeply distressed levels.
Chinese Stocks Surge as Beijing Eases Some Covid Restrictions
MarketsMarket participants say Beijing’s updated Covid policy paves the way for a long-awaited reopening
Chinese Shares Surge After Covid Reopening Hopes, End of U.S. Audit Inspections
MarketsHang Seng Index rises more than 5% after heavy buying of Chinese stocks in a variety of sectors
HSBC Promotes Veteran Banker to CFO; Profit Falls on Higher Credit Losses
The bank’s third-quarter earnings dropped to $1.9 billion.
Soaring Yields Press Asia’s Junk-Bond Issuers to Seek Funding Elsewhere
Soaring yields for dollar-denominated bonds have companies borrowing instead from local markets and banks.
Chinese Stock Traders Told Not to Disrupt Market Around Communist Party Meeting
MarketsBrokers, fund managers received unofficial guidance about trading activity, to reduce market volatility
Nasdaq Freezes Chinese Small-Cap IPOs After Price Spikes
MarketsStocksIPOsThe exchange clamps down after dramatic volatility from new listings
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index Had a Makeover—Then the Market Got Ugly
By Weilun SoonOct. 15, 2022 5:30 am ETListen to article(1 minute)Hong Kong’s half-century-old stock market benchmark has become a victim ...
WSJ News Exclusive | Chinese Regulator Tells Banks to Avoid Political Talk Ahead of Party Congress
HONG KONG—China’s securities regulator has told investment banks operating in the country to avoid publishing politically sensitive research ahead of ...
EDITOR'S PICK
EP NEWSROOM
© 2025 Edinburg Post or its affiliated companies.