China syndrome

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China's bond market was the outlier in 2022 as global central banks raised rates hurriedly to fight inflation, while policymakers in Beijing faced a sharp, COVID-induced slowdown.

From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2023

Starting in 2019, foreign investors poured into China’s bond market to take advantage of higher returns than they could earn in the United States.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022

Again, the gap is glaring: China’s bond market is the world’s third-biggest but is excluded from the main global bond indices.

From Economist • Jun. 22, 2017

While the central bank has allowed foreign central banks into China’s bond and currency markets, in the past two months it has deployed measures to discourage trades that would drive down the yuan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2015

In one telling sign, China’s bond buying, as in the past, is having a substantial impact on U.S. financial markets, Mr. Steil said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2014