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The Chinese yuan, also known as the renminbi, is already convertible under the current account - the broadest measure of trade in goods and services. However, the capital account, which covers portfolio investment and borrowing, is still closely managed by Beijing because of worries about abrupt capital flows.
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Hong Kong economy

In Focus | What comes next for Hong Kong as a global financial hub?

Hong Kong needs more yuan products, commodity trading infrastructure and fintech innovation, market participants say.

China stock market

What are China’s quantitative trading funds, and why are they so controversial?

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Banking & finance

China’s central bank eyes global yuan in first solo 5-year plan in over a decade

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Banking & finance

China’s panda bond market surges as Goldman Sachs flags limits to yuan expansion

Issuance of yuan-denominated debt surges, including in dim sum bond market, but sustained global use of yuan seen requiring broader access and stronger finance links.

Yuan notes are counted at a bank in China’s Jiangsu province. According to a Goldman Sachs analyst, “the current bond-issuance boom is a historic opportunity”. Photo: Reuters
Wealth management

Over a quarter of China’s ultra-wealthy in Beijing and Shanghai, report says

Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong hold most super-rich households as weaknesses in real estate and market volatility weigh on private capital.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s US dollar peg faces fresh calls for review – but is change feasible?

Economists and financial analysts warn abandoning the anchor would pose risks that far outweigh potential rewards.

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China-Latin America relations

Argentina extends US$19 billion China currency swap despite US pressure

Buenos Aires locks in the yuan line until 2031, months after the US Treasury Department offered a rival facility.

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Argentine President Javier Milei campaigned on a pledge never to do business with communist governments, but later sought Beijing’s help to extend the currency swap. Photo: Reuters
China economy

China needs a stronger yuan, ‘fiscal boost’ to drive near-term growth: analysts

Rebalancing economy and offsetting a record trade surplus requires targeted stimulus to counter growing global trade barriers, analysts say.

China-Latin America relations

Brazil to become regular borrower in China, treasury official says

Brasilia cannot guarantee debut will happen this year, but wants it repeated to give companies a yuan benchmark to aim for.

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Bonds

China’s sovereign bond sale in Hong Kong raises over US$2 billion

Arriving hot on the heels of the city’s landmark China government bond futures rollout, the latest tranche reinforces Hong Kong's role as a ‘superconnector’.

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China’s onshore bond market increased to nearly 200 trillion yuan (US$29.6 trillion) in June, data from Chinese financial data provider Wind showed. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong

Fresh mBridge progress boosts cross-border digital yuan push

China’s Project mBridge, the multilateral central bank digital currency platform, is moving closer to broader commercial adoption.

Industrial Bank in the Hengqin financial district in Zhuhai, southern Guangdong province. The bank has launched mBridge payment services for cross-border transactions with Macau and Hong Kong. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Banking & finance

Editorial | Hong Kong’s role in yuan internationalisation is expanding

The China treasury bond futures that were launched in the city are a critical hedging tool that will foster the renminbi’s global use.

Banking & finance

Opinion | Hong Kong’s Chinese bond futures are a major step for the global yuan

Making Chinese treasury bond futures tradeable on Hong Kong’s stock exchange adds the interest rate hedging component markets have demanded.

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Banking & finance

China’s social security fund boosts A-shares, a vote of confidence in market

National Social Security Fund increases onshore stock stakes, targeting tech as state pension returns hit 5.76 per cent.

A woman walks through Wangfujing Street in Beijing on July 8. China’s population aged 60 and above reached 323 million by the end of 2025. Photo: Reuters
HKEX

Treasury bond futures ‘a milestone’ to boost Hong Kong’s bridgehead role: CSRC

First offshore China government bond futures rose more than 1 per cent on debut on Monday.

The HKEX China government bond futures launch ceremony on Monday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Banking & finance

Swift bypass: China completes first Malaysia payment in digital yuan

Deal advances Beijing’s push to expand the digital yuan through alternative cross-border clearing channels beyond Swift system.

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Banking & finance

China’s CIPS to become settlement norm in Mongolia within 2 years: Golomt Bank

Six months after Golomt adopted the technology, 96 per cent of yuan payments moved from Swift to China’s payment system, the bank says.

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Foreign exchange market

China’s offshore yuan hits 3-year high as Beijing signals policy support

Politburo’s pledge to stabilise growth and boost capital markets helps drive rally, reinforced by days of relatively strong reference rates by the central bank.

The Communist Party’s Politburo has vowed to step up macroeconomic policy support and enhance the resilience of capital markets for the rest of the year. Photo: Getty Images
Gold in Hong Kong

HK’s gold imports set to rise after hitting 11-year high last month: analysts

Investor appetite, international precious metals trading hub ambitions drive growth as imports hit highest volume since late 2014.

Banking & finance

China stokes panda bond boom in bid to grow tiny market

Overseas borrowers in China’s onshore yuan debt market will avoid some fees until 2028 as regulators seek to grow international use of the currency.

Hong Kong stock market

Why is Zhongji unveiling US$1.2 billion in buy-backs before its Hong Kong debut?

The optical-module maker plans to buy back shares denominated in yuan to anchor pricing before its initial public offering in the city.

A general view of Exchange Square in Central on July 21. Photo: Jelly Tse
Banking & finance

Standard Chartered posts 10% profit rise, launches US$1b buy-back

Share price surges on 38 per cent rise in wealth-management revenue, even as Middle East tensions and bad debt temper profit growth.

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Net profit climbed to a record US$3.37 billion, according to Standard Chartered. Photo: Reuters
Bonds

Shanghai Clearing House targets global growth with expanded offshore yuan push

SHCH will broaden its clearing services across offshore yuan bonds, interest rates and foreign exchange products.

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China trade

Indonesia wants to move beyond raw materials. Will its China ties suffer?

Beijing and Jakarta enjoy unprecedented economic interdependence – but shifting priorities in Indonesia threaten to strain the partnership.

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Banking & finance

Beijing scraps panda bond fees to bolster global market for yuan debt

Analysts say removing some expenses for foreign borrowers will help funnel more yuan overseas and create a large offshore liquidity pool of China’s currency.

Analysts say Beijing’s decision to waive fees associated with panda bonds serves as a sign of leadership’s commitment to the market. Photo: Getty Images
Banking & finance

US 30-year Treasury streak: what do 5% yields mean for global investors?

The historic run is forcing investors to ask whether high borrowing costs are a short-term headache or the new normal.

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The Federal Reserve Board building in Washington on November 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Bonds

China vows to improve panda bond ratings to lure more foreign capital

Body overseeing interbank market, where most panda bonds are traded, sets August 1 deadline for rating agencies to comply.

Banking & finance

Chinese bank touts digital currency platform’s largest transfers yet

Bank of China uses mBridge for two cross-border transfers worth more than US$1.7 billion each, as CBDC platform gathers momentum.

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