ASHS News and Press, Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap From 09/12/23

2023-09-12 00:25:00 ET Summary In August, China’s exports declined 8.8% vs. the same month a year ago. This was bad, but better than July’s 14.5% decline. China’s imports also declined 7.3% in August, which was bad but better than the 12.4% decline in July. ...

2023-09-11 21:25:00 ET Summary As of last Friday, the Chinese yuan depreciated to a 15-year low against the dollar, to close last week at 7.3640 ($0.1358) on the USDCNY exchange rate. The U.S. stock market generally has a negative correlation with the yuan, albeit not a perfect on...

2023-09-11 17:38:00 ET Summary If an investor is to make tactical changes to their portfolio, it is in the extremes where they will find their greatest opportunities. What looks like an extreme today might be merely a way station on the path to something even more extreme. Con...

2023-09-11 13:40:00 ET Summary This time of year always makes me reflect on the intense seasonality of our business. As the calendar turns to September, investors return from vacation, news flow ramps up, progress versus objectives is assessed even as planning for the coming year ...

2023-09-09 02:40:00 ET Summary The Apple story is just the latest in a series of developments that seems to reflect an unsettling petulance among China’s leaders. Last month, the country quietly stopped reporting data on youth unemployment, which economists estimate to be w...

2023-09-09 01:20:00 ET Summary The opportunity set is wide and growing wider in emerging markets, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity. The BRICS summit in South Africa in August announced the expansion of the group to include potentially six new members in earl...

2023-09-08 21:40:00 ET Summary The European Central Bank meets next week and it’s not clear at this stage what decision they will come to. The CBR is expected to leave the key rate unchanged at 12% on Friday. It hiked very aggressively at the last meeting – from 8.5%...

2023-09-08 08:05:00 ET Summary Global PMI data shows that average prices charged for goods and services continue to rise at an elevated rate in August. Upward price pressures are primarily coming from consumer-facing service providers, particularly in tourism and recreation, and t...

2023-09-08 01:10:00 ET Summary At the time of writing in Thursday mid-morning European trade, the German DAX was among several European markets to turn slightly positive on the session, recovering from a weak start. Overnight saw Chinese markets fall quite noticeably, and the sell...

2023-09-07 05:00:00 ET Summary Global economic growth slowed for a third consecutive month in August, with falling factory output and weakened service sector growth. Developed world output contracted for the first time since January, indicating the intensifying drag on growth from...