Global markets wait as China Evergrande inches close to default deadline

Global markets wait as China Evergrande inches close to default deadline

A logo of Evergrande Group is seen in front of a construction site in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, November 7, 2014. REUTERS/Alex Lee

China Evergrande Group, once China’s top-selling property developer, inched closer to a key deadline where it risks default on its bonds, but world markets were calmer as investors and analysts played down the threat of its troubles becoming the country’s “Lehman moment.”

Bring stories like this into your inbox every day.

Sign up for our newsletter - The Daily Brief
Subscribe to Newsletter