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On May 26th, Guangzhou held a press conference to announce a series of supporting documents for the "Implementation Opinions on Further Promoting the Stable and Healthy Development of the Real Estate Market." Qian Zhe, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of Guangzhou Anju Group, introduced that to support residents in improving their housing conditions and facilitate the exchange of new and used housing, Anju Group will immediately launch a pilot program to support residents in "selling old homes and buying new ones." The pilot program will run until December 31, 2026, and will acquire second-hand residential properties through market-oriented methods, adhering to the principles of "government guidance, market operation, and voluntary participation." The pilot program targets second-hand residential properties with a total price of less than 3 million RMB, a building area of less than 70 square meters, located within the Guangzhou Ring Expressway, with no age limit on the buildings. The acquired properties will be prioritized for use in affordable housing, talent apartments, and other purposes, primarily serving the housing needs of new urban residents, young people, and residents relocating from urban renewal projects.On May 26, it was reported that on May 25, the Party Committee of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) held an enlarged meeting and a collective study session of the Party Committees theoretical learning center group. The meeting emphasized that state-owned enterprises should continue to improve the institutional mechanisms for carrying out statistical work in a standardized manner, further tighten and implement the responsibility for preventing and combating statistical fraud, and hold those responsible for statistical fraud accountable. It stressed the need to firmly safeguard the lifeline of statistical data quality, effectively prevent and rectify the problem of false financial and accounting information, and strictly prevent and crack down on financial fraud. It also emphasized the need to establish and improve a comprehensive, full-process, and all-element penetrating supervision mechanism to achieve real-time monitoring and dynamic early warning of data from central enterprises.Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: Fluctuations in the oil market are affecting foreign exchange and financial markets.On May 26th, Guangzhou held a press conference for a series of supporting documents related to the "Implementation Opinions on Further Promoting the Stable and Healthy Development of the Real Estate Market." Mai Shaoming, Deputy District Mayor of Huadu District, Guangzhou, introduced that after the implementation of the "Guangzhou Eight Measures," Huadu District took the lead in the city by issuing its own "Huadu Eight Measures." Following the implementation of the new policy, the real estate market in Huadu District has seen a continuous rebound in activity and a surge in transaction activity. Project visits, subscriptions, policy inquiries, and secondary market transactions have all increased significantly. Policy inquiries focused on core aspects such as pre-sale school placement, online contract signing for school enrollment, and subsidies for trade-ins, resulting in an overall positive trend of "increased volume, stable prices, and active transactions."On May 26, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the 2026 Qingdao Summit for Multinational Corporation Leaders. Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong stated that efforts will be strengthened to provide full-cycle services and create a "new benchmark" for the business environment. We will implement a series of policies to encourage reinvestment by foreign-invested enterprises in China, fully implement national treatment for foreign-invested enterprises, and support their participation in activities such as boosting consumption, government procurement, and bidding on an equal footing. We will continue to hold roundtables for foreign-invested enterprises, continuously update the list of key foreign investment projects, and carry out "service and support for foreign-invested enterprises" activities to ensure that foreign-invested enterprises are "willing to come, able to stay, and thrive."

US Fed Considering CBDC, But Not Decided To Pursue or Implement

Cory Russell

Apr 15, 2022 10:40

The Federal Reserve of the United States has said that it is exploring creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The central bank has not yet determined whether or not to pursue or deploy a digital dollar, according to the central bank.


The Fed, on the other hand, has already issued a CBDC report emphasizing the use of stablecoins like USD Coin and Tether; the statement on Thursday is the most important to date.

Fed Exploring CBDC “Benefits and Risks”

In a tweet today, the authority said that it is looking into the possible advantages and hazards of CBDCs.


It has also produced a series of CBDC FAQs, explaining why it is contemplating it now. Given technology improvements ushering in a rush of new private-sector financial goods and services, the Fed believes it is the "appropriate moment" to examine a digital dollar.


CBDCs, according to the bank, might provide a variety of advantages. A digital dollar, for example, might give consumers and businesses a simple, electronic version of central bank money, as well as a platform for entrepreneurs to develop new financial goods and services and promote quicker and cheaper payments.

Lawmakers Critical of Fed’s Progress

US legislators questioned Fed Chair Jerome Powell in January on the pace and status of the Fed's CBDC review, which was set to be released last summer.


Fed Governor Christopher Waller stated last month that he isn't sure that a CBDC is necessary for retail consumers in particular.


"Are we actually in need of it?" That is something I have yet to be persuaded of. It's not to say I couldn't be, but I've never seen that on a retail CBDC."


Tom Emmer, a Minnesota politician, sponsored a measure in January to restrict the Fed from exercising unilateral authority over the US CBDC. The lawmaker wants the central bank to be prohibited from issuing digital dollars to people directly.