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China's shift from short-term bonds may stabilize local finances, impacting global fixed-income markets by reducing high-yield bond supply. The post China pushes municipal borrowers away from short-term bonds in bid to defuse local debt risks appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post China’s ChangXin launches $4.3B memory IPO into an AI-driven chip boom appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is about to open subscription for its Shanghai IPO worth about 29.5 billion yuan (approximately 4.33 billion dollars) on July 16. This is significant not only because CXMT is the largest DRAM producer in China, but also because investors can use this event to evaluate the potential of the company in light of AI developments. This listing comes about as the memory market across the globe is changing due to developments in AI infrastructure. Companies in the cloud business have started to set up AI data centers that require new technology with higher volume and speed, particularly in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DRAM. With that, motherboard producers have prioritized higher profit-margin memory models. The shift has tightened supply and resulted in the continuous increase in memory prices. Interest in CXMT has spread outside of China

CXMT's IPO could disrupt the global DRAM market, challenging existing oligopolies and reshaping the semiconductor supply chain dynamics. The post China’s largest DRAM maker CXMT opens investor subscriptions for $4.3B IPO next week appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post China’s CPI inflation falls to 1.0% YoY in June, vs 1.1% expected appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. China’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 1.0% in June from a year ago after arriving at a rise of 1.2% in May, the National Bureau of Statistics of China reported on Thursday. The market consensus was for 1.1% in the reported period. Chinese CPI inflation arrived at -0.3% MoM in June versus a decline of 0.1% prior, softer than the expectation of a 0.2% fall. China’s Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 4.1% YoY in June, following a 3.9% increase in May. The data came in line with the market consensus. Market reaction to China’s CPI, PPI data The China-proxy Australian Dollar (AUD) edges slightly lower following the China’s CPI and PPI data. At the press time, the AUD/USD pair is down 0.01% on the day to trade at 0.6927. Australian Dollar FAQs One of the most significant factors for the Australian Dollar (AUD) is the level of interest rates set by the Reserve Bank of Australia (R

The post China Producer Price Index (YoY) meets expectations (4.1%) in June appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Gold trades with a mild negative bias in the Asian session on Thursday, fading the overnight bounce from $4,020, or a one-week low. Minutes of the June FOMC meeting showed an evenly divided debate over the monetary policy outlook and failed to impress the US Dollar bulls, which is supporting Gold. However, fresh US-Iran tensions drive Oil higher, reviving inflation concerns and limiting the USD’s downside and the bullion’s rebound. Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/china-producer-price-index-yoy-meets-expectations-41-in-june-202607090130

Subdued inflation in China may lead to monetary easing, impacting global markets by influencing commodity demand and risk asset valuations. The post China’s consumer inflation slows more than expected amid easing commodity costs appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post China Consumer Price Index (YoY) came in at 1% below forecasts (1.1%) in June appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Gold trades with a mild negative bias in the Asian session on Thursday, fading the overnight bounce from $4,020, or a one-week low. Minutes of the June FOMC meeting showed an evenly divided debate over the monetary policy outlook and failed to impress the US Dollar bulls, which is supporting Gold. However, fresh US-Iran tensions drive Oil higher, reviving inflation concerns and limiting the USD’s downside and the bullion’s rebound. Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/china-consumer-price-index-yoy-came-in-at-1-below-forecasts-11-in-june-202607090130

The post China consumer price growth weaken in June while producer inflation quickens appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A container ship is berthed at the container terminal in Qingdao, China’s eastern Shandong province on June 25, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images China’s consumer prices grew slower than expected in June, while wholesale inflation accelerated, as elevated energy costs continued to sap domestic demand. Consumer prices rose 1% in June from a year ago, missing economists’ estimates of 1.1% growth in a Reuters poll, and slowing from 1.2% in May, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. The producer price index jumped 4.1% from a year earlier, in line with economists’ forecast and outpacing May’s 3.9%. Factory-gate prices had returned to growth in March with input costs rising on the back of the Middle East conflict, helping end one of China’s longest deflationary streaks in decades. Besides higher commodity costs owed to war-led supply di