Open Questions | US economist Barry Eichengreen on reality of de-dollarisation and next currency reshuffle
Barry Eichengreen is a leading American economist and one of the world’s foremost experts on international monetary systems.…
Price of parenting: the household maths giving China’s consumers pause
Qiu Huiying, a human resources manager in Guangdong, worries in numerical terms when she looks ahead to the…
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for 14th consecutive month in Jul
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 09:42 AM [SHANGHAI] China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged for a 14th…
Why China took over Zhongbang Bank – and what it says about hidden financial stress
Years of aggressive expansion and flawed corporate governance have laid bare fresh vulnerabilities in China’s banking system, prompting…
What Indonesia’s finance chief really brought back from Beijing
When Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa landed in Beijing last week, the official agenda appeared straightforward: secure support…
Amid geopolitical uncertainty, China trims US Treasury holdings to 18-year low
China trimmed its holdings of US Treasuries to an 18-year low in April as it continued to diversify…
Millions of Chinese consumers ditch their credit cards amid prudent spending, slow economy
Weak consumer spending and a crackdown on inactive accounts have led to a plunge in the number of…
Can currency swaps make China a lender of last resort? Ex-PBOC official weighs in
China should position itself as an international lender of last resort to help out in global emergencies and…
China joins global sell-off of US Treasuries in March as Iran war prompts panic
Mainland Chinese investors shed their holdings of US Treasury bills in March, joining many overseas institutions and central…
China’s yuan may be going global faster than Western data suggests, analysts say
This could help explain the gap between Beijing’s official narrative – which describes the yuan as the world’s…
Open Questions | Andrew Tilton on China’s growth prospects, economic trajectory in wake of Iran war
Andrew Tilton, chief Asia-Pacific economist at Goldman Sachs, speaks to the South China Morning Post about the long-term…
China adds 12 banks to digital yuan system, expanding e-CNY’s economic presence
China is set to include 12 more commercial banks under the umbrella of its central bank-backed digital currency,…