AFTY News and Press, CSOP FTSE China A50 From 07/03/24

2024-07-03 03:20:00 ET Summary Emerging market equities are still struggling, but weak investor sentiment may be creating a favorable backdrop for stock pickers. Global enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has not passed over EM countries. In fact, many EM companies manufacture ...

2024-07-03 00:25:00 ET Summary At 50.9 in June, the Global Manufacturing PMI, sponsored by J.P. Morgan and compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, recorded above the 50.0 neutral mark for a fifth successive month. Down from 51.0 in May, the latest data signalled a marginal...

2024-06-29 10:57:33 ET Summary China critics believe Chinese stocks are uninvestable due to a myriad of economic and geopolitical issues. The Chinese stock market being down more than -60% shows many investors believe the same. Despite its many challenges, Chinese stocks may s...

2024-06-26 13:40:00 ET Summary China's stock market has been mired in a long and steady downtrend for several years. In February, there was a brief respite from the selling as the Shanghai Composite bounced just over 20% through May, the rally was capped at the knees with a 7.6% d...

2024-06-24 08:20:00 ET Summary Ten-year Treasury yields traded this week at the lowest level since March. The market closed Friday pricing a 4.85% policy rate at the Fed’s December meeting, implying two rate cuts (48 bps). For the Week:The S&P 500 added 0.6% (up 14....

2024-06-23 12:30:00 ET Summary While the Bank of Canada and the European Central Bank cut interest rates in June, the Federal Reserve decided to keep rates steady. While the European Union is in the throes of political uncertainty, the UK appears to have significant political cert...

2024-06-17 12:10:00 ET Summary The People's Bank of China kept the one-year medium-term lending facility rate unchanged at 2.5% today, in line with market expectations. We believe that in conjunction with today's data releases and the start of rate cuts in other central banks such...

2024-06-12 04:05:00 ET Summary Emerging market economic growth accelerated midway through the second quarter of 2024, according to PMI survey data. Intensifying cost pressures was a continuing theme for emerging markets, however, even though the rate of cost inflation paled in com...

2024-06-11 07:30:00 ET Summary The US dollar is firm against all the G10 currencies, except for sterling. Most emerging market currencies are lower, including the Mexican peso, which has become unhinged amid heightened political uncertainty. European bonds, especially French b...

2024-06-08 14:30:00 ET Summary Key economic indicators are mixed in China and, in fact, were mostly weaker than expected last month. So, policymakers are now stepping up support for the property sector in particular. The increased aggressiveness of policy support has...