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Real estate problems persist with once-healthy developer Country Garden now on the brink of default. Real estate dragChina's massive real estate sector, where the majority of household wealth is parked, has reemerged as an area of concern that it could drag down the broader economy. Developer Country Garden announced over the weekend it was suspending trading in at least 10 of its mainland-China traded yuan bonds. The more the government tries to help the real estate industry, the longer it takes for the industry to find a reasonable bottom. State-owned developers have also fared better in terms of recent sales than non-state-owned developers, data show.
Persons: Aly Song, Lu Ting, corporates, Xiangrong Yu, Goldman Sachs, Louis Lau Brandes, Louis Lau Organizations: Bund, Reuters, Nomura, Citi New, Citi, Garden, ., Country Garden's U.S, China U.S, Goldman, Louis Lau Brandes Investment Partners, Brandes Investment Partners Locations: Pudong, Shanghai, China, Reuters BEIJING, Japan, today's China, corporates, State, South Korea
Where to play it Where HSBC analysts are looking is in Chinese AI hardware stocks. Its customers also include Nvidia and U.S. and Chinese cloud companies. Based on in-person company visits — which revealed about a third had "lousy management" and not investable — he's decided to focus on Chinese AI and green energy companies. His watchlist of about 90 Chinese AI companies has more than doubled in value this year, Ogan said, noting his firm only owns a handful. However, publicly disclosed figures show the AI company only made net revenue of $48.2 million in 2022, with a net loss of $6 million.
Persons: They're, Tencent, Ernie chatbot, Frank He, Innolight, FII, Taylor Ogan, — he's, Ogan, Yuan Hui, Xiao, That's, Yuan, , China's, Hua Zang, chatbot Organizations: Baidu, HSBC, HSBC Qianhai, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Biden, Snow Bull, Nasdaq, IDG Locations: China, Suzhou, Friday's, U.S, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing
Chinese electric car brand Nio is in the middle of a big turnaround that can push the stock up as much as 28%, according to Deutsche Bank. Analyst Edison Yu was impressed by the jump in deliveries last month as well as its improved operations. Nio said its July deliveries totaled 20,462, up 103.6% year over year and nearly double the June figure of 10,707 cars. Deutsche Bank expects the company can continue the rally amid the increase in unit sales as well as gross margin. "We think the stock can finally recapture momentum after being a relative laggard all year and also see some small potential for strategic optionality," Yu said.
Persons: Edison Yu, Nio, Yu, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, Evelyn Cheng Organizations: Deutsche Bank Locations: Abu Dhabi
Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese tech giant Huawei on Friday reported 2.2% year-on-year growth in its consumer business revenue for the first half of the year. At 103.5 billion yuan ($14.27 billion) in first six months of 2023, Huawei's consumer revenue was less than half what the segment had generated during the same period in 2019 and 2020. watch nowCloud services brought in revenue of 24.1 billion yuan, while intelligent automotive solutions — whose products include tech for new energy vehicles — saw revenue of 1 billion yuan in the first six months of 2023. Those sales are generally counted as part of the consumer business. Looking for smartphone growthOverall revenue growth in the first half of 2023 comes off a low base.
Persons: Kevin Frayer, Donald Trump Organizations: Getty, Huawei, CNBC Locations: Dongguan, Shenzhen, China, BEIJING, U.S
Chris Hondros | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBEIJING — The Biden administration's long-awaited executive order on U.S. investments in Chinese companies leaves open plenty of questions on how it will be implemented. "The executive order obviously gives an outline of what the program's scope is going to be like," said Brian P. Curran, a partner, global regulatory at law firm Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C. "It's not even a proposed rule. U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at restricting U.S. investments into Chinese semiconductor, quantum computing and artificial intelligence companies over national security concerns. This week's announcements don't explicitly prohibit U.S. investments into Chinese businesses, but the documents indicate what policymakers are focused on. But the Treasury said it may request information about transactions completed or agreed to since the issuance of the executive order.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Chris Hondros, Biden, Brian P, Curran, Hogan Lovells, It's, Joe Biden, Janet Yellen, Winston Ma, what's, We've, Anne Salladin, Jonathan Levy, Pitchbook Organizations: U.S, Getty, Wednesday, Treasury Department, NYU Law, CIC, Treasury, University, Bank, Global, University of Chicago, China VC, China Locations: New York, BEIJING, Washington ,, China, U.S, Greenfield, United States, Pitchbook
China's real estate market roiled by default fears again
  + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Two years after Evergrande's debt troubles, worries about China's real estate sector are coming to the forefront again. In late July, its top leaders indicated a shift toward greater support for the real estate sector, paving the way for local governments to implement specific policies. For the last several years, Chinese authorities have attempted to curb debt-fueled speculation in the country's massive — and hot — real estate market. Real estate and related industries have accounted for about a quarter of China's economy. He pointed out that since China started its deleveraging campaign in 2016, it is very unlikely the state would step in to bail out real estate developers.
Persons: Qilai Shen, Dalian Wanda, Liu Haibo, Sandra Chow, Nomura, Chow, Evergrande, Redmond Wong, , Wong, Vanke, that's Organizations: Country Garden Holdings Co, Bloomberg, Getty, BEIJING, Reuters, CNBC, Country, Asia Pacific Research, CreditSights, Fitch, Saxo Markets Hong, China's, House Research, Stock, Poly Development, Research Locations: Baoding, Hebei province, China, Dalian, Hong Kong, Beijing, Saxo Markets Hong Kong
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Thursday said revenue grew by 14% year on year in the quarter ended June 30. Here's how Alibaba did in the June quarter versus Refinitiv consensus estimates:Revenue: 234.16 billion yuan ($32.29 billion) versus 224.92 billion yuan expected, up 14 % year on year. 234.16 billion yuan ($32.29 billion) versus 224.92 billion yuan expected, up 14 year on year. Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders: 34.33 billion yuan versus 28.66 billion yuan expected, up 51% year on year. Alibaba's main business, Taobao and Tmall Group, saw revenue rise 12% year on year to 114.95 billion yuan in the June quarter.
Persons: Alibaba Organizations: Artificial Intelligence, Tmall Locations: Shanghai, China, U.S
The consumer price index fell by 0.3% in July from a year ago, but was up by 0.2% when compared with June, according to the National Bureau of Statistics Wednesday. The year-on-year CPI print for July was slightly better than expectations for a 0.4% decline, according to analysts polled by Reuters. It was still the first year-on-year decline since early 2021, according to official data accessed via Wind Information. The producer price index fell by 4.4% in July from a year ago, better than the 5.4% decline in June, the data showed. However, the year-on-year PPI read was worse than the 4.1% forecast by a Reuters poll.
Persons: Zhiwei Zhang Organizations: National Bureau, Statistics, Reuters, Information, CPI, PPI Locations: BEIJING, China
A container ship from China-owned Cosco Shipping sits in the Port of Oakland in California on Aug. 7, 2023. BEIJING — China said Tuesday that exports fell by 14.5% in July from a year ago, while imports dropped by 12.4% in U.S. dollar terms. A Reuters poll predicted a 12.5% decline in exports in July from a year ago, in U.S. dollar terms. Imports were expected to have dropped by 5% during that time, according to the poll. A slowdown in U.S. and other major economies' growth has dragged down Chinese exports this year.
Organizations: Cosco Shipping, Reuters, European, CNBC Locations: China, Port of Oakland, California, BEIJING — China, U.S, Caixin
The process doesn't require passengers to remove masks for facial recognition. BEIJING — China is planning to restrict businesses' use of facial recognition technology in favor of non-biometric personal identification methods, according to draft rules from the Cyberspace Administration released Tuesday. The proposed policy requires individual consent, and a specific purpose, for using facial recognition. "If there are non-biometric verification technology for achieving a similar purpose or business requirements, those non-biometric verification methods should be preferred," the draft said in Chinese, translated by CNBC. If facial recognition is used, the proposed rules encourage use of national systems.
Organizations: Cyberspace Administration, CNBC Locations: Fuzhou, BEIJING — China
Morgan Stanley has decided to take a break, downgrading MSCI China to equal weight while recommending a few consumer and industrial names. The Politburo meeting signaled policy easing, but outstanding issues — of debt, property, jobs and geopolitics — need significant improvement for sustainable inflows, the Morgan Stanley analysts said. Morgan Stanley has so far only changed it once this year: a cut in July to 5%. And despite their downgrade of Chinese stocks, the analysts added two mainland-traded A shares to their focus list. In its latest report, Morgan Stanley analysts also turned overweight on India.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Laura Wang, Fran Chen, Wood, Warren Buffett, behemoth BlackRock, Biden, Liqian Ren, Ren, Hang Seng, Jack Ma's Alibaba, Morgan Stanley's, Morgan, WisdomTree's Ren doesn't, Ren doesn't, Michael Bloom Organizations: U.S, Chinese Communist Party, China ETF, WisdomTree Trust, Owned Enterprises ETF, Wall, JPMorgan, Baidu, State, Owned Enterprise Fund, Ping An Insurance Locations: China, . U.S, WisdomTree, WisdomTree Trust China, Morgan, Morgan Stanley's China, Hong Kong, India
The unemployment rate for young people ages 16 to 24 in China has soared to record highs above 20% in May and April. Many requested anonymity since youth unemployment can be a sensitive topic in China, especially for those in the middle of a job search or just starting a career. watch nowThe unemployment rate for China's young people ages 16 to 24 climbed to a new record high in June of 21.3%. Youth unemployment has remained persistently high over the last three years, while the overall jobless rate for people in cities has officially stayed far lower, near 5%. Zhang expects the unemployment rate for young people to drop toward the end of the year, after the summer graduation season.
Persons: Kevin Frayer, Zhang Chenggang, , Zhang, Cheung, Caixin, Sun, Organizations: Getty, BEIJING, CNBC, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Huawei, U.S . News, Capital University of Economics, Business, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Locations: China, Shanghai, U.S, Beijing
A bank employee count China’s renminbi (RMB) or yuan notes next to U.S. dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. BEIJING — U.S. investments in around 50 blacklisted Chinese companies have drawn the attention of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. The committee on Tuesday announced it sent separate letters to MSCI and BlackRock asking for more information about the firms' facilitation of U.S. investments into those Chinese companies. The Chinese companies were blacklisted over claims of supporting China's military or alleged human rights abuses, the committee said. MSCI said in a statement it is reviewing the request for information, and that it doesn't "facilitate" investments in any country.
Persons: China’s renminbi, MSCI Organizations: U.S . House, Chinese Communist Party, BlackRock, U.S . Department, CNBC Locations: U.S, Bangkok, Thailand, BEIJING — U.S
On Monday, the central government announced 20 measures to support tourism, as well as spur consumption of electric cars and so-called smart appliances. The support measures announced included an entire section on spurring rural consumption. Specifics included subsidizing trade-ins for purchase of smart household appliances, improving delivery services and promoting rural tourism. Median disposable income for rural households rose by 6.1% in the first half of the year from a year ago, official data showed. But at 8,920 yuan ($1,245) in disposable income, rural households only had about 40% of what urban households had to spend.
Persons: Yang Bo, Xu Hongcai, Li Chunlin, Li, Nomura, Xu, Wang Jun Organizations: China News Service, Getty, China Association of Policy, National Development, Reform Commission, CNBC, Boston Consulting Group, U.S . Authorities, Huatai Asset Management Locations: Nanjing, China, BEIJING, Beijing, Hong Kong
Just when Chinese electric car companies may be needing the cash, foreign automakers need the market — not only in China but globally. Volkswagen isn't faring much better in China's electric car market, with an average of just over 10,000 vehicles delivered each month in the first half of the year. China's homegrown electric car brands from BYD to Zeekr have piled into the local market, where Tesla still commands a hefty share. Li Auto was the only one of the three U.S.-listed Chinese electric car companies to have the healthiest reading above 1, according to a Wind Information screen for the first quarter. China's electric car market is set to grow by 27% this year to 8.7 million units — and remain the largest in the world in coming years, according to Bank of America Securities.
Persons: Tesla, Nio, Li Auto, Volkswagen's Organizations: Volkswagen, Everbright Securities, CNBC, Bank of America Securities, International Energy Agency Locations: China, Western Europe, Shanghai, BYD, Abu Dhabi, U.S
BEIJING — China's housing ministry has announced plans to make it easier for people to buy property. The news, out late Thursday, indicates how different levels of government are starting to act just days after Beijing signaled a shift away from its crackdown on real estate speculation. The planned measures include easing purchase restrictions for people wanting to buy a second house, and reducing down payment ratios for first-time homebuyers, according to an article on the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development's website. In an effort to reduce speculation in its massive property market, China has made it much harder for people to buy a second house. Mortgage rates for the second purchase can be a full percentage point higher than for the first, while the second-home down payment ratio can skyrocket to 70% or 80% in large cities, according to Natixis.
Organizations: BEIJING, Ministry of Housing Locations: Beijing, China
U.S. officials greet Qin Gang, then China's foreign minister, ahead of a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) in Beijing on June 18, 2023. Leah Millis | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — The flurry over Qin Gang's disappearance and removal from the position of foreign minister has little impact on U.S.-China relations, analysts said. China officially announced his dismissal from the foreign minister role on Tuesday. China's foreign ministry has declined to shared why Qin had to leave his position. watch nowWhile Wang's return to the foreign minister role is unusual, his promotion to top diplomat had also come contrary to expectations of retirement.
Persons: Qin Gang, Antony Blinken, Leah Millis, Qin Gang's, Qin, China's, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping, Nick Marro, Xi, Wang, Jeremy Chan, Anna Ashton, Biden Organizations: U.S, Afp, Getty, Communist Party, Economist Intelligence Unit, Eurasia Group Locations: Beijing, BEIJING, China, Eurasia, Northeast Asia, U.S
Jason Lee | ReutersBEIJING — China-focused venture capital and other private investment funds have had a slow start to the year and are set to drag down Asia-Pacific fundraising to the lowest in 10 years. Alternative assets include venture capital, but not publicly traded stocks and bonds. watch nowChina-focused venture capital funds raised $2.7 billion in the second quarter, a drop of more than 50% from the first quarter, Preqin said. That dragged down overall VC fundraising in Asia-Pacific to $4.5 billion in the second quarter, the lowest in at least five years, the report said. In China, new rules for private investment funds are set to take effect Sept. 1, with a stated goal of "guiding" venture capital investment for long-term investment in "innovative startups."
Persons: Jason Lee, Angela Lai, Preqin, Andrew J, Sherman, Brown Rudnick, Lai Organizations: Reuters, U.S, D.C, CNBC, Partners Locations: Reuters BEIJING — China, Asia, Pacific, Preqin, China, U.S, Sherman , Washington, India, Japan
Construction on a real estate project in Yantai, Shandong province, gets under way on July 8, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China is changing its tone on the struggling real estate sector, paving the way for policy support. The statement reflects a "much clearer understanding about the seriousness of the situation," said Qin Gang, executive director of China real estate research institute ICR. He expects policies beneficial to the real estate market and consumption will come out in coming days. So far, the biggest real estate policy change has been this month's extension of measures to support developers, which were first revealed in November.
Persons: Larry Hu, Hu, Qin Gang, Ricky Tsang, China's, Tsang, It's, Zong Liang, Zong, Tommy Wu, Wu Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty, CNBC, Macquarie, People's Bank of China, Qin, Seng Property Development, National Bureau of Statistics, Bank of China Locations: Yantai, Shandong province, BEIJING, China
Semiconductors are a key focus in the technology trade war taking place between the U.S. and China. The Senate overwhelmingly backed legislation Tuesday that would require U.S. firms to notify the Treasury when investing in advanced Chinese technology on national security concerns. The latest legislation, which does not require review or investment curbs, still faces a process before it can become law. The bill comes as President Joe Biden has long been expected to issue an executive order that would restrict U.S. investment in high-end Chinese tech. The aide told CNBC that this executive order could be more far-reaching than what legislators are able to pass at this time.
Persons: Joe Biden Organizations: U.S, CNBC Locations: China
ReutersBEIJING – International investment firms have changed their China GDP forecasts nearly every month so far this year, with JPMorgan making six adjustments since January. Here are some winners to watch The U.S. investment bank most recently cut its China GDP forecast in July to 5%, down from 5.5% previously. In June, the World Bank raised its forecast for China's growth this year to 5.6%, up from 4.3% previously. The International Monetary Fund in April raised its forecast for China's GDP to 5.2%, up from 4.4% previously. Among the six investment firms CNBC looked at, the highest China GDP forecast so far this year was JPMorgan's 6.4% figure — when the bank adjusted for the second time in April alone.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Goldman Sachs, Logan Wright, Shehzad Qazi, Qazi Organizations: Reuters, Reuters BEIJING – International, JPMorgan, CNBC, Citi, Beijing, Citi's, UBS, National Bureau, Statistics, U.S, Chinese Communist Party . Investment, Bank, International Monetary Fund, Monetary Fund Locations: Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Reuters BEIJING, U.S, Beijing, New York
Their screen found that home appliances, media and software sectors were among those that fit the bill. When it comes to individual stocks, HSBC looked for names where their estimates were most above the consensus. Top on the list is software company 360 Security, which HSBC's earnings estimate for the year is double the consensus. Baosight, another software company, also made the top 10, as did home appliance company Sanhua. But not all software stocks made the cut.
Persons: Price, That's, Ding Wenjie, There's, Ant, Didi, Ding, Goldman Sachs, Lei Meng, Meng, Steven Sun, iFlytek Organizations: HSBC, That's, China Asset Management, CNBC, Alibaba, UBS Securities China Equity, CSI, HSBC Qianhai Securities Locations: China, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen
China says two policies to support business coming soon
  + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
A view of high-rise buildings is seen along the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, China on July 5, 2023. BEIJING — China's economic planner said Thursday that two new policies for supporting non-state-owned businesses will be launched soon. While it did not specify a date, the policy plans come a day after China's top party and government leadership announced lengthy "opinions" on supporting non-state-owned businesses. Business sentiment has generally soured amid lackluster economic growth after China's initial recovery from the pandemic. The two forthcoming policies will focus on promoting business investment and their overall development, Li Chunlin, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, said in Mandarin, translated by CNBC.
Persons: Li Chunlin Organizations: National Development, Reform, CNBC Locations: Suzhou, Shanghai, China, BEIJING, Beijing
Honor released its Magic V2 foldable on July 12, 2023, starting with the China market. BEIJING — On Chinese e-commerce site JD.com's "hot sales" smartphone rankings this week, the Honor Magic V2 foldable vies with Apple iPhone models for the top three spots. Honor, spun off from Huawei, launched its Magic V2 on July 12 with a starting price of 8,999 yuan ($1,245). The Magic V2's 9,999-yuan model ranked second in popularity among JD.com smartphone sales as of Thursday morning, while a 7,799-yuan Apple iPhone 14 Pro ranked first. The iPhone 14 claims about 20-30 hours of video watching on a single battery charge, depending on the bar phone model.
Persons: Ethan Qi, Qi Organizations: Apple, Huawei, Counterpoint Research Locations: China, BEIJING
U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, John Kerry, said U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping could meet later in 2023. BEIJING — John Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, said Wednesday that U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping could meet later this year. Kerry was referring to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' Summit — set to be held in San Francisco in November. There's a potential for Xi to visit the U.S. for the summit, and meet with Biden during that time. Han did not specifically mention such a Xi-Biden meeting in his opening remarks.
Persons: John Kerry, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, BEIJING — John Kerry, Kerry, Han Zheng, There's, Xi, Han, Biden Organizations: APEC, Economic Cooperation, Biden Locations: BEIJING, San Francisco, China, Asia
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