IBOV 172,457.76 ▲ 0.66% IPC MEX 71,204.98 ▼ 0.84% MERVAL 2,848,945 — — USD/BRL5.67▲ 0.45% USD/MXN18.52▼ 0.42% USD/CLP994.16▼ 0.13% USD/COP3,302▲ 0.70% USD/PEN3.40▼ 0.16% USD/ARS1,544▼ 0.11% USD/UYU40.59▲ 2.33% USD/PYG6,196▲ 2.33% USD/BOB11.59▼ 0.37% USD/DOP60.59▲ 1.85% USD/CRC442.74▼ 0.10% USD/GTQ7.64▲ 2.06% USD/HNL26.91▲ 2.15% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES909.35▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.69▲ 1.39% USD/TTD6.75▲ 1.58% EUR/BRL6.25▲ 0.93% BRENT 95.84 ▲ 0.02% WTI 88.56 ▼ 0.20% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.09 ▼ 1.50% GOLD 3,886 ▲ 0.03% SILVER 49.12 ▼ 1.70% SOY 1,232 ▲ 0.37% CORN 445.50 ▲ 0.68% WHEAT 593.25 ▲ 1.54% COFFEE 279.25 ▼ 0.34% SUGAR 18.40 ▲ 0.99% ORANGE JUICE 136.85 ▼ 2.91% COTTON 79.02 ▲ 0.44% COCOA 5,123 ▲ 1.13% BEEF 224.80 ▲ 2.70% CATTLE 335.35 ▼ 0.10% LITHIUM 58.76 ▼ 1.13% PETR4 45.30 ▲ 1.34% VALE3 63.50 ▼ 0.70% ITUB4 42.27 ▲ 1.42% BBDC4 14.52 ▲ 1.40% ABEV3 15.79 ▲ 0.25% BBAS3 15.10 ▼ 2.45% B3SA3 14.89 ▲ 0.88% WEGE3 51.31 ▼ 0.66% PRIO3 63.30 — 0.00% SUZB3 54.77 ▼ 2.27% RENT3 30.07 ▲ 1.66% AZZA3 15.91 ▼ 5.86% CSAN3 3.10 ▲ 8.77% RAIZ4 20.00 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.56 ▲ 7.11% GMAT3 4.25 ▲ 10.68% PSSA3 46.41 ▲ 1.02% CVCB3 0.83 ▼ 1.19% POSI3 3.15 ▼ 6.53% SLCE3 18.28 ▼ 0.44% NATU3 5.13 ▼ 3.75% BRKM5 3.02 ▼ 1.63% RANI3 8.18 — 0.00% CSNA3 3.72 ▼ 12.06% IBOV 172,457.76 ▲ 0.66% IPC MEX 71,204.98 ▼ 0.84% MERVAL 2,848,945 — — USD/BRL 5.67 ▲ 0.45% USD/MXN 18.52 ▼ 0.42% USD/CLP 994.16 ▼ 0.13% USD/COP 3,302 ▲ 0.70% USD/PEN 3.40 ▼ 0.16% USD/ARS 1,544 ▼ 0.11% USD/UYU 40.59 ▲ 2.33% USD/PYG 6,196 ▲ 2.33% USD/BOB 11.59 ▼ 0.37% USD/DOP 60.59 ▲ 1.85% USD/CRC 442.74 ▼ 0.10% USD/GTQ 7.64 ▲ 2.06% USD/HNL 26.91 ▲ 2.15% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES 909.35 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.69 ▲ 1.39% USD/TTD 6.75 ▲ 1.58% EUR/BRL 6.25 ▲ 0.93% BRENT 95.84 ▲ 0.02% WTI 88.56 ▼ 0.20% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.09 ▼ 1.50% GOLD 3,886 ▲ 0.03% SILVER 49.12 ▼ 1.70% SOY 1,232 ▲ 0.37% CORN 445.50 ▲ 0.68% WHEAT 593.25 ▲ 1.54% COFFEE 279.25 ▼ 0.34% SUGAR 18.40 ▲ 0.99% ORANGE JUICE 136.85 ▼ 2.91% COTTON 79.02 ▲ 0.44% COCOA 5,123 ▲ 1.13% BEEF 224.80 ▲ 2.70% CATTLE 335.35 ▼ 0.10% LITHIUM 58.76 ▼ 1.13% PETR4 45.30 ▲ 1.34% VALE3 63.50 ▼ 0.70% ITUB4 42.27 ▲ 1.42% BBDC4 14.52 ▲ 1.40% ABEV3 15.79 ▲ 0.25% BBAS3 15.10 ▼ 2.45% B3SA3 14.89 ▲ 0.88% WEGE3 51.31 ▼ 0.66% PRIO3 63.30 — 0.00% SUZB3 54.77 ▼ 2.27% RENT3 30.07 ▲ 1.66% AZZA3 15.91 ▼ 5.86% CSAN3 3.10 ▲ 8.77% RAIZ4 20.00 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.56 ▲ 7.11% GMAT3 4.25 ▲ 10.68% PSSA3 46.41 ▲ 1.02% CVCB3 0.83 ▼ 1.19% POSI3 3.15 ▼ 6.53% SLCE3 18.28 ▼ 0.44% NATU3 5.13 ▼ 3.75% BRKM5 3.02 ▼ 1.63% RANI3 8.18 — 0.00% CSNA3 3.72 ▼ 12.06%
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The Worldwide Impact of China’s Property Downturn

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Chinese investors and their financial backers are now selling global properties to maintain liquidity amid China’s growing real estate crisis.

The sale prices of these properties will highlight the international implications of this sector’s challenges.

Analysts note rising interest rates have cut commercial real estate values by a trillion dollars.

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Due to few sales, the total damage to real estate values remains unknown.

Global commercial real estate sales are at a decade low, with owners hesitant to sell at low prices.

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Regulators and market watchers are worried this stagnation might conceal significant yet unrecognized losses.

The Worldwide Impact of China's Property Downturn.
The Worldwide Impact of China’s Property Downturn.

These could affect banks, which had loosened financing in previous years, and property owners alike.

New York Community Bancorp’s shares hit a 27-year low after cutting dividends due to mortgage issues.

The European Central Bank worries about banks’ slow portfolio revaluation; UK authorities will review asset values, including real estate.

The Worldwide Impact of China’s Property Downturn

Properties from China’s expansion are being sold to raise cash and reduce debt.

According to Altus Group, a China Aoyuan Group subsidiary sold a Toronto property at 45% of its initial cost during debt restructuring.

Tolu Alamutu believes that eager sellers could make the market more transparent, showing real prices and possibly lowering portfolio values further.

This situation underscores the interconnectedness of global real estate markets and the far-reaching effects of China’s property sector woes.

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Bitcoin · benchmark
64,208
+0.12%
L 62,094day rangeH 65,289

-32.80% over 12 months

Market breadth · 17 names
100% advancing

17 ▲ advancing0 declining ▼

Currencies, rates & key inputs
Ethereum
1,786
+0.97%

Solana
70.22
+0.06%

Gold
3,886
+0.03%

USD / BRL
5.67
+0.45%

Full instrument board
Instrument Last Change YoY Prev. High Low Volume
BTC 64,208 +0.12% -32.80% 64,128 65,289 62,094 50,259,931,136
ETH 1,786 +0.97% -43.55% 1,769 1,825 1,714 20,731,326,464
SOL 70.22 +0.06% -49.65% 70.18 71.84 67.58 5,244,467,712
XRP 0.95 +4.37% -57.35% 0.91 0.98 0.90 4,592,439,808
BNB 589.99 +1.48% -36.71% 581.38 596.70 568.20 2,113,110,912
ADA 0.15 +1.10% -70.38% 0.15 0.15 0.14 555,268,672
DOGE 0.06 +0.85% -64.61% 0.06 0.06 0.06 1,238,446,336
AVAX 7.20 +1.48% -53.72% 7.09 7.25 6.78 425,914,528
LINK 9.07 +2.27% -35.73% 8.87 9.15 8.67 444,785,312
DOT 0.72 +1.33% -74.74% 0.71 0.73 0.69 132,795,824
LTC 44.41 +0.06% -56.36% 44.39 44.98 42.89 356,656,096
BCH 204.68 +1.88% -59.26% 200.91 207.64 196.80 194,743,024
TRX 0.31 +0.08% +4.27% 0.31 0.31 0.30 596,633,408
XLM 0.14 +1.53% -47.22% 0.14 0.14 0.13 303,190,304
HBAR 0.06 +1.86% -63.02% 0.06 0.06 0.06 94,533,096
NEAR 3.12 +3.07% +29.11% 3.02 3.15 2.94 909,158,016
ATOM 1.28 +1.69% -55.16% 1.26 1.30 1.23 34,122,264
AAVE 105.12 +4.58% -41.11% 100.51 105.73 97.15 298,604,608

Largest moves today
AAVE
105.12
+4.58%
XRP
0.95
+4.37%
NEAR
3.12
+3.07%
LINK
9.07
+2.27%
BCH
204.68
+1.88%
HBAR
0.06
+1.86%
ATOM
1.28
+1.69%
XLM
0.14
+1.53%

The session read
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