Evergrande: The Beginning of China’s Economic Collapse?
Evergrande: The Beginning of China’s Economic Collapse?
China developer Evergrande suffers second downgrade in two days
BEIJING - Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande on Wednesday suffered a second credit rating downgrade in two days, raising fears the world's most indebted company will default and sending its shares tumbling below their listing price 12 years ago.
The Hong Kong-listed firm has run up a mountain of liabilities totalling more than $300 billion after years of borrowing to fund rapid growth and a string of real estate acquisitions as well as other assets including a Chinese football team.
But the firm has in recent years struggled to service its debts and a crackdown on the property sector by Beijing has made it even harder to raise cash, fuelling concerns it will go bankrupt.
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Many analysts warn such an event could have a serious impact on the world's number two economy as the firm -- which claims to employ 200,000 people and indirectly generate 3.8 million jobs in China -- as it would go under leaving hundreds of firms out of pocket.
Still, those worries were increased Wednesday when Fitch cut its rating on the firm to CC, reflecting its view that "a default of some kind appears probable".
"We believe credit risk is high given tight liquidity, declining contracted sales, pressure to address delayed payments to suppliers and contractors, and limited progress on asset disposals," Fitch Ratings added in a statement.
The move came a day after Moody's slashed its rating, indicating it is "likely in, or very near, default", while Goldman Sachs has cut the stock from neutral to sell.
The news sent the firm's shares plunging more than three percent to as low as HK$3.46, lower than their HK$3.50 initial public offering price, before recovering slightly by the break. The company's stock has collapsed arond 75 percent this year alone.
Last week, the group said its total liabilities had swelled to 1.97 trillion yuan ($305 billion) and warned of risks of defaults on borrowings.
Analysts believe that regardless of the group's troubles, Beijing would not likely allow such a behemoth to go to the wall-- instead pushing it to drive down debt and applying pressure for it to reduce its exposure.
It has undergone an asset sale, including offloading stakes in holdings such as a Hong Kong-listed internet business, a regional bank and an onshore property firm. Meanwhile reports have said it is mulling the sale of its Hong Kong headquarters and a large land parcel in the city at a loss.
However, authorities have not yet made clear what their plans for the firm are.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/21 ... n-two-days
BEIJING - Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande on Wednesday suffered a second credit rating downgrade in two days, raising fears the world's most indebted company will default and sending its shares tumbling below their listing price 12 years ago.
The Hong Kong-listed firm has run up a mountain of liabilities totalling more than $300 billion after years of borrowing to fund rapid growth and a string of real estate acquisitions as well as other assets including a Chinese football team.
But the firm has in recent years struggled to service its debts and a crackdown on the property sector by Beijing has made it even harder to raise cash, fuelling concerns it will go bankrupt.
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Many analysts warn such an event could have a serious impact on the world's number two economy as the firm -- which claims to employ 200,000 people and indirectly generate 3.8 million jobs in China -- as it would go under leaving hundreds of firms out of pocket.
Still, those worries were increased Wednesday when Fitch cut its rating on the firm to CC, reflecting its view that "a default of some kind appears probable".
"We believe credit risk is high given tight liquidity, declining contracted sales, pressure to address delayed payments to suppliers and contractors, and limited progress on asset disposals," Fitch Ratings added in a statement.
The move came a day after Moody's slashed its rating, indicating it is "likely in, or very near, default", while Goldman Sachs has cut the stock from neutral to sell.
The news sent the firm's shares plunging more than three percent to as low as HK$3.46, lower than their HK$3.50 initial public offering price, before recovering slightly by the break. The company's stock has collapsed arond 75 percent this year alone.
Last week, the group said its total liabilities had swelled to 1.97 trillion yuan ($305 billion) and warned of risks of defaults on borrowings.
Analysts believe that regardless of the group's troubles, Beijing would not likely allow such a behemoth to go to the wall-- instead pushing it to drive down debt and applying pressure for it to reduce its exposure.
It has undergone an asset sale, including offloading stakes in holdings such as a Hong Kong-listed internet business, a regional bank and an onshore property firm. Meanwhile reports have said it is mulling the sale of its Hong Kong headquarters and a large land parcel in the city at a loss.
However, authorities have not yet made clear what their plans for the firm are.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/21 ... n-two-days
Re: The Beginning of China’s Economic Collapse?
One can only hope
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Re: The Beginning of China’s Economic Collapse?
The fraud within that system must be unimaginable. The problem is the risk is spread globally because so many leaders have sold out their countries to a dictatorship that has the goal of world domination.
Re: The Beginning of China’s Economic Collapse?
With the current bubble in the market (well, in every market...) a domestic Chinese problem might have a worldwide fallout.Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:10 pm
Be careful what you wish for. The economy is global these days.
And when a country is having serious economic problems, there's nothing like a good war to stimulate the economy and to encourage nationalist sentiments among the population.
Re: The Beginning of China’s Economic Collapse?
Combine that with sea freigt rates that are 5x higher than normal, which in its self already has prices of goods produced in China going up to record levels. Importers from Europe and the US are currently looking elswhere for products due to this.
So a major incident in the real estate marked in China can have a ripple effect with some pretty nasty side effects due to its inclusion, and dominant role, in the world economy.
So a major incident in the real estate marked in China can have a ripple effect with some pretty nasty side effects due to its inclusion, and dominant role, in the world economy.
Re: The Beginning of China’s Economic Collapse?
Not to mention the trillion bucks the US owes China. Seems we have some real experts on here...Kammekor wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:57 pmWith the current bubble in the market (well, in every market...) a domestic Chinese problem might have a worldwide fallout.Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:10 pm
Be careful what you wish for. The economy is global these days.
And when a country is having serious economic problems, there's nothing like a good war to stimulate the economy and to encourage nationalist sentiments among the population.
Re: The Beginning of China’s Economic Collapse?
The full article points out the implications for global economic impact.
Re: The Beginning of China’s Economic Collapse?
And the printer goes..... Brrrrrrrrrrr.bong.kuit wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:11 pmNot to mention the trillion bucks the US owes China. Seems we have some real experts on here...Kammekor wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:57 pmWith the current bubble in the market (well, in every market...) a domestic Chinese problem might have a worldwide fallout.Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:10 pm
Be careful what you wish for. The economy is global these days.
And when a country is having serious economic problems, there's nothing like a good war to stimulate the economy and to encourage nationalist sentiments among the population.
Re: The Beginning of China’s Economic Collapse?
I don't think the (temporary) high price of container transport is the cause of that. The very fine tuned supply chains with 'just in time deliveries' which has been used by many since the start of this century has been flawed for over a year now, so loads of companies are buying extra now to have some extra stock because of disrupted global chains - thus disrupting these chains even more, driving prices of products and transport up.
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