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In one sign of how deep pessimism toward the country’s assets remains, data last week showed that foreigners pulled a record amount of money from China in the second quarter. In Shanghai, the People’s Bank of China’s branch there asked some financial institutions in the region for a meeting to discuss bond market risks, people familiar with the matter said.
China’s government bonds have surged this year on the back of the gloomy economic outlook and expectations for interest-rate cuts. The lack of attractive alternatives such as real estate and stocks, and a switch out of savings to financial investments has fanned demand. Even an increase in government borrowing to boost fiscal stimulus failed to put off buyers.