ASHS News and Press, Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap From 08/27/21

Shares in China continue to post sharp year-to-date losses vs. an otherwise upside bias for global stocks, based on a set of exchange-traded funds tracking the world’s major equity regions through yesterday’s close (Aug. 25). Some investors see opportunity in beaten-down...

We’ve recently updated our Asia game theater, and although these changes partly reflect the recent regulatory crackdown in China, our update was independent of recent Chinese equity market volatility. Incentives appear to be aligning for increasing rhetoric between the United S...

Another day, another crackdown. China's market regulator is at it again, issuing fresh draft rules at stopping unfair competition on the internet. They cover a wide range of prohibitions, including the way companies can use data and stamping out fake product reviews. The State Administration ...

We think inflation is likely to fall back, but we are more sensitive to upside risk than at the start of the year. Evidence of longer-term investment in more and more sectors continues to build. Flexibility and a tactical approach across the full range of credit markets has been a...

Looking to contain some of the fallout from a regulatory assault on its tech industry, China held a call with global investment banks including Goldman Sachs and UBS on Wednesday evening. China Securities Regulatory Commission Vice Chairman Fang Xinghai told the institutions that Beijing will...

Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images News Sweeping crackdowns across China are continuing to send shockwaves across financial markets, with investors finding themselves in the firing line of some of the nation's hottest sectors. Shares of Tencent (TCEHY) fell 10% on Monday after Beijing ord...

While inflation concerns and a global reopening-driven value rebound remained top of mind for investors throughout Q2, growth sectors made a comeback in June. While overseas-listed China internet companies came under pressure due to increased regulatory scrutiny, E-Commerce and fintec...

The Asia-Pacific region experienced a recession in 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Asia-Pacific GDP contracting by an estimated 1.1%. During the second half of 2020, many Asia-Pacific economies had shown a significant recovery in economic momentum. However, recovery mome...

Nikada/E+ via Getty Images Fresh data from China overnight showed the nation's economy expanding at a 7.9% pace in the second quarter, boosted by strong readings on industrial output (+8.3% Y/Y), retail sales (13.9% Y/Y) and fixed-asset investment (+12.6% Y/Y) for June. However, the GDP numbe...

Big upside inflation surprises in Turkey and parts of LATAM co-exist with moderating inflation in EM Asia. China’s economic surprises keep decoupling from the rest of EM. From the market’s perspective, a key question is whether EM’s big inflation divide will reinf...