HONG KONG (Reuters) – Bank of China's weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings sets a muted tone for its three peers that report on Friday, with banks facing growing pressure as more borrowers struggle to repay loans in the face of a slowing economy. The world's second-biggest economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly three years...
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SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – To foreign bondholders of Fosun International, concerns seem to be growing around the business prospects of the Chinese industrial conglomerate. To its onshore Chinese bondholders, however, the business outlook looks rosy. The situation is the same at China Shanshui Cement Group . The yuan notes it issued in October 2010...
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Hong Kong shares retreated Friday as weak U.S. jobs data and a pullback on Wall Street pressured commodity stocks and most financials, although insurer AIA Group Ltd. climbed after reporting strong operational data for the first quarter. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 0.4% to 20,906.94 and the Hang Seng...
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