Market

6May By Online DeskNo Comments
Asia, China, Market, World

Goldman Sachs, UBS, BNP more positive on Chinese stocks as chorus of favourable sentiment grows in run-up to July plenum

Investment banks including Goldman Sachs, UBS and BNP have become more positive on stocks in China, with foreign selling having subsided. Foreign investors were net buyers of Chinese stocks for a third straight month in April, the longest streak of foreign buying in a year. Global emerging market funds rolled back their underweight position on mainland China stocks and turned neutral, HSBC said in a report last month. Some international hedge funds have shifted their investment positions from US or Japan stocks to China stocks over the past week, Japanese investment bank Daiwa Capital Markets said in a report. Goldman Sachs said changes are afoot in China that point to a potentially stronger risk appetite and a more conducive trading environment for A shares in the near...
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3May By Online DeskNo Comments
China, Market, Singapore

Wall Street Journal cuts Hong Kong staff, shifts focus to Singapore

Hong Kong, China – The Wall Street Journal has announced staff cuts at its Hong Kong bureau as it shifts its “center of gravity in the region” to Singapore, marking the latest blow to the financial hub’s once-thriving media industry. Editor-in-chief Emma Tucker told staff in a company-wide memo on Thursday that the newspaper was following the same path that “many of the companies we cover have done”. The cuts include six editorial staff in Hong Kong and two reporters at the newspaper’s Singapore office, two sources familiar with the matter told Al Jazeera on condition of anonymity. In her memo, Tucker said “some of our colleagues, mostly in Hong Kong, will be leaving us”, while listing several new positions in Singapore, including an editor and several reporters. “At the ...
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1May By Online DeskNo Comments
China, Market, World

China’s continuing influence over Cambodia’s economy

China's significant investment in Cambodia, including infrastructure support as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, has turned Cambodia into a major manufacturing hub and bolstered its global supply chain ties. But given China's dominant influence on Cambodia's economy and substantial loans, it is essential for Cambodia to diversify its investment and trade partners, strengthen its debt management initiatives and invest in education and skills development to ensure long-term economic resilience and sovereignty. For decades, China has influenced global supply chains and has had a major impact on the economic landscape of Asia. Due to its advantageous geographic position and expanding economy, Cambodia has drawn significant interest from China, which has influenced Cambodia’s inte...
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Bypassing Barriers: China’s clever use of Mexico to penetrate U.S. markets
26Apr mmBy Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, Market, USA, World

Bypassing Barriers: China’s clever use of Mexico to penetrate U.S. markets

China operates with a singular objective: to maximize profits, employing any means necessary. Recently, we have witnessed escalating tensions between the United States and China over trade relations. This conflict has significantly impacted the American market, prompting the U.S. government to impose substantial tariffs on Chinese goods imported into the country. However, China has ingeniously devised a strategy to circumvent these hefty tariffs while simultaneously reducing shipment costs. Chinese companies utilize Mexico as a back door to enter the US amid the ongoing trade war with the US. Many Chinese firms have moved to industrial parks in northern Mexico over the past few years to get closer to the American Market. Market Manoa Furniture in Monterrey producing recliners and plush...
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<strong>China struggles to save its international Rare Earth Market</strong>
23Apr mmBy Joe RodriguezNo Comments
China, Market

China struggles to save its international Rare Earth Market

At the time when China is bedevilled by shifting away of supply chains from its shores and imposition of high import tariffs and blacklisting of its companies by US and Western countries, the world’s second-largest economy is staring at a significant drop in its status as the top international exporter of the rare earth materials. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs shows that the country’s exports of the 17 minerals classified as rare earths fell 18.2% in December 2023 from the previous month, to 3,439 tons. In 2022, it exported 48,728 metric tonnes of rare earths, down 0.4% year-on-year. The US Geological Survey report also suggests that China’s share of total rare earth exports dropped from about 90% a decade ago to roughly 70% in 2022. The Chinese Society of Rare...
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<strong>Dumping and security threat makes Europe, US wary of Chinese electric vehicle</strong>
20Mar mmBy Joe RodriguezNo Comments
China, Market, USA

Dumping and security threat makes Europe, US wary of Chinese electric vehicle

The potential dumping of cheaper China-made electric vehicles has raised concerns among major Western countries, urging them to seek preventive measures to protect local markets as well as thwart security risks these cars pose. Several countries have voiced their opposition to permitting Chinese EVs until their concerns are resolved. Recently, the UK hinted at banning Chinese EV cars over the allegations of unfair state support. British transport secretary Mark Harper said the government will ensure that “We have fair international trade, and that we don’t have dumping or unfair subsidy. The important thing is it’s a fair, competitive landscape.”[1] European Union had last year launched an investigation and contemplated punitive action to protect domestic industry from cheaper Chine...
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<strong>Elon Musk: China’s EV dominance a threat to local players</strong>
29Jan mmBy Mike TrudellNo Comments
China, Market, World

Elon Musk: China’s EV dominance a threat to local players

Tesla maker Elon Musk has been critical of China’s rising authority in the EV market. He has called for global trade barriers in the EV market otherwise Chinese player BYD will demolish the local players. Musk’s comments are in response to “unimaginable” performance by Warren Buffett’s backed Chinese automaker BYD. BYD has surpassed Tesla as the world’s top-selling EV company in the last quarter. Tesla has been marred by slowing sales in the United States even after a price cut in 2023, while BYD’s cheaper EVs has propelled the Chinese automaker at the top spot. Musk while addressing a group of analysts accepted the competitive nature of Chinese carmaker BYD and predicted its success outside China, unless there are suitable trade barriers in place. He feels without any trade barrier...
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<strong>China gets restricted Nvidia computer based intelligence chips through dim business sectors</strong>
19Jan mmBy Joe RodriguezNo Comments
China, Market

China gets restricted Nvidia computer based intelligence chips through dim business sectors

Despite US export controls, China’s military and research sectors can still get Nvidia’s advanced AI chip. Experts say the US has not stopped the illegal trade of these chips in China. Proof has amassed that, in spite of the US's commodity controls, China's military-related firms, research focuses and colleges can in any case get Nvidia's very good quality man-made brainpower (computer based intelligence) chip. Innovation specialists say the Biden administration has bombed such a long ways to prevent little wholesalers from exchanging and sneaking the chips into the Chinese black business sectors. The US Trade Division's Department of Industry and Security (BIS) restricted the commodity of the A100 and H100 chips to China in October 2022 and the product of the A800 and H800 chips to the n...
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China’s economy experienced a dismal year. 2024 might be much more dire.
29Dec mmBy Joe RodriguezNo Comments
China, Market, World

China’s economy experienced a dismal year. 2024 might be much more dire.

The Chinese economy was expected to recover quickly in 2023 and resume its role as the undisputed engine of global growth. Instead, it stalled to the point where it’s being called a “drag” on world output by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), among others. Despite its many problems — a property crisis, weak spending and high youth unemployment — most economists think the world’s second largest economy will hit its official growth target of around 5% this year. But that is still below the 6%-plus annual growth averaged in the decade before the Covid pandemic, and 2024 is increasingly looking ominous, they said. The country may be staring at decades of stagnation thereafter. “The 2024 challenge for the Chinese economy will not be GDP growth — that will likely be above 4.5%,” sa...
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China’s Real Estate Crisis: A Precarious Balancing Act Threatens Economic Stability
4Dec mmBy Michael SmithNo Comments
Asia, China, Market

China’s Real Estate Crisis: A Precarious Balancing Act Threatens Economic Stability

China's real estate sector is facing a severe crisis, prompting the government to encourage financial institutions to support struggling developers burdened by massive debt. The dilemma for Beijing lies in defusing local government debt risks while propping up the real economy to sustain growth. This critical situation highlights the intricate dance between economic stability and social harmony, as the housing issue is closely tied to both. The government's recent call for support underscores the gravity of the situation, especially with major developers like China Evergrande on the verge of collapse. The future looks bleak for China’s real estate sector. Even government support may not be enough to ameliorate this crisis. 2.         China's prop...
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