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Alibaba has posted encouraging results and is addressing its main problem. Risks persist, but Alibaba's worst enemy can also be its best ally. Can the PBOC succeed in reinflating the Alibaba bubble? Thesis Summary Alibaba Group Holding Limited ( BABA ) is stock i...

Assessing the main issues behind recent market performance. What to expect at the Jackson Hole symposium. Economic growth slows in China. On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Director of Client Investment Strategies, Mark Eibel, and Sophie Antal-Gilbert, Head ...

Jackson Hole has been heavily discussed since the Fed’s supposed “dovish pivot” last month when it adopted a more data-dependent stance. While policymakers have pushed back against the idea of a pivot, markets have continued to price in a slower path of tightening...

Despite a solid fundamental outlook, headwinds have been present. The commodity run-up has clearly benefited Latin American fiscal and external accounts. Given the political currents in the region, concerns surrounding the political outlook will likely remain at the forefront. ...

Analysts have been bullish about a supply squeeze for months because sky-high natural gas prices forced record electricity costs across Europe. After all the volatility these last twelve months, the markets are now laser-focused on the traditional driver of global metals demand and pr...

China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that retail sales grew by 2.7% in July - nearly half as much as the consensus forecast of 5%. Industrial production also missed the 4.6% estimate with an increase of 3.8% as the Chinese economy joined the US in shrinking during the...

After weakness tied to Shanghai lockdowns in April and May, the Chinese economy and capital markets rebounded rapidly as the economy reopened. Adjustments to epidemic prevention and control policies, more comprehensive economic stimulus, and fresh social spending are all possibilities...

In April 2022, four rural banks in the Chinese province of Henan announced the freezing of what turned out to be roughly 40 billion renminbi (or about $6 billion) of retail deposits. Within three months, a group of homebuyers around China threatened to stop making mortgage payments on...

CPI numbers show an easing of inflation. Will the Fed keep raising rates? China inflation sits at 2.7%. Does that impact their government policies? A 45% recession likelihood projection. What’s driving that number? Inflation, recession, and China are the key topic...

Wuxin Technology Holdings has filed proposed terms for a $33 million U.S. IPO. The firm makes semiconductors and related products for Internet of Things applications. WXT is growing revenue and producing profits, but growth is slowing, and the company faces ongoing and unpredictab...