Chinaâs crackdown on US listings threatens $2.7trn market
US listings could become far more difficult for Chinese companies, particularly those whose businesses depended heavily on data â if they were allowed at all.
Hudson Lockett and Tabby Kinder
Jul 8, 2021 â 11.36am
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Hong Kong | Beijing has sent shockwaves through global financial circles with plans to tighten restrictions on overseas listings of Chinese companies, in a development that could threaten more than $US2 trillion ($2.7 trillion) worth of shares on Wall Street.
But the vague and sprawling nature of the announcement on Tuesday, which followed a crackdown on New York-listed ride-hailing group Didi, has sown confusion among traders and investment bankers. Chinese companies are already reconsidering US listings, hitting a lucrative trade for American banks.
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