The ongoing Evergrande debt crisis has been widely dubbed as China’s Lehman Brothers moment as the Chinese corporate conglomerate failed to pay interest on its corporate debt worth £228bn. The case of Evergrande reflects the tightly intertwined connection of financial markets and the real...

China now has a gigantic financial industry worth trillions of dollars. Its banks and insurance companies are among the largest in the world. It also holds three of the most active stock exchanges and thousands of public companies. Fintech firms have sprung across the country including top...

In this article, the author tracks developments in bitcoin trading and considers regulatory responses.Key Points:● 2017 has witnessed a so-called bitcoin bubble, as entrepreneurs and professional investors rushed into the market to take a bet on the upcoming cryptocurrency age. The price of a...

This article provides an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of regulatory measures taken by the US Government to mitigate the negative effects of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on its economy and financial markets. It focuses on the actions of the US Securities and Exchange Commission...