GXC News and Press, SPDR S&P China From 04/16/24

2024-04-16 10:00:00 ET Summary China’s first-quarter 2024 GDP growth came in stronger than expected despite misses in retail sales and industrial production data as growth drivers shifted back toward investment. Investment was the key to 1Q24 GDP's outperformance, while las...

2024-04-16 03:07:16 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) -1.94% . China ( SHCOMP ) -1.32% . China's Q1 GDP expands 5.3% Y/Y, beats expectations China: March Industrial output +4.5%y/y (expected +5.4%) Retail sales +3.1% (4.5% exp) .... Read the full article on Seeking ...

2024-04-16 01:20:20 ET China’s economy expanded 5.3% in the first quarter from a year ago, higher than the 5.2% seen in the previous quarter and beating expectations for a 5% growth, lifted by continued support measures from Beijing while a Lunar New Year festival also helped buo...

2024-04-15 04:18:04 ET People’s Bank of China kept the rate on CNY 100 billion worth of one-year policy loans to some financial institutions, known as the medium-term lending facility rate at 2.5% during its April fixing, as widely expected. With CNY 170 billion...

2024-04-15 02:29:18 ET Investors watched for developments in the Middle East following Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel over the weekend that markets fear could prompt a response from the Israel government. Iran launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on military targets ...

2024-04-13 06:56:17 ET Summary Bubbles can inflate for a long time, sustained by loose financial conditions and government rescues. Bubbles eventually burst - and they have this innate diabolical propensity to somehow catch the over-exposed masses by surprise, causing the greatest...

2024-04-12 08:05:00 ET Summary U.S. growth is downshifting somewhat as lower income households pull back, and corporates face higher refinancing costs. However, with most other global economies still struggling, the U.S. will remain the strongest global performer. After having mad...

2024-04-12 03:21:58 ET Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: China's trade surplus smaller than expected as exports drop more than imports

2024-04-12 02:50:17 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) +0.21%. Japan's industrial output falls more than initially anticipated to 0.6% in February ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Asia markets mixed ahead of trade data in China and bank earn...

2024-04-11 02:31:48 ET More on Asia EWJ: Why Nikkei's New Highs Will Endure What about the balance sheet? BOJ discusses after exiting NIRP Japan's central bank hikes interest rate after 17 years, scraps yield curve control Read the full article on Seeking A...