CHN News and Press, China Fund Inc. From 09/03/21

The August nonfarm payroll report showed the delta variant hit to the economy is just beginning. Next week is all about Fed speak. ECB meetings are about to get far more interesting. It is a quiet week for economic data, with Wednesday’s JOLTS job openings reading for July,...

August job gains miss the mark in U.S. Unpacking recent economic data releases from Europe and China. Latest developments on the proposed U.S. spending bill. For further details see: U.S. Job Growth Slows. Could This Impact The Fed's Tapering Plans?

Global manufacturing remained beset by unprecedented supply issues in July, which constrained output and drove prices higher. The analysis of survey responses suggests that the number of companies reporting lower production due to staff or materials shortages is running at around five...

The main foreign-traded assets at risk from these events are the bonds and equities in Pakistan. We don’t see the fall of the government, for now, having a drastic impact on the Indian equity story. And for us, the Indian equity story continues to be supported by the long-term ...

Surging U.S. inflation has outpaced inflation in Europe, China and elsewhere, as the rate hit a 13-year high of 5.4% in June and July. Rising U.S. inflation may be the result of divergent employment benefits or a consumer spending boom fueled by the government’s fiscal response...

Whether or not you should invest in “emerging markets” today really comes down to one thing, and that one thing is China. There is a great deal of uncertainty about the co-evolution of China’s markets with those of the US, Europe and non-China Asia-Pacific in the ...

The preliminary PMI estimates have already been released for many countries and are often good enough for investors. China's PMI is an exception. While Beijing continues to press with its regulatory and social reforms, economic policymakers are eschewing large-scale fiscal or monetary...

Now that Jackson Hole is over, the focus shifts back onto the economic recovery. The euro area economy is ticking along nicely. Data from the UK this week showed that, despite all restrictions being lifted, the economy continues to face headwinds because of supply and labour short...

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...

China’s regulatory reforms may be disruptive in the short term, but we see long-term positives. When it comes to China equities, many international investors feel like the rules of the game have changed over recent weeks. We think China remains an attractive market, but in ...