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China Growth Beats Economists’ Forecast as Stimulus Kicks In
July 15th, 2015
China’s economic growth proved resilient in the second quarter as policy makers stepped up support and a stock market boom — since soured — spurred services. Gross domestic product rose 7 percent in the three months through June from ...
China accuses brokers of manipulating share prices during stock market crisis
July 14th, 2015
Beijing has accused brokers of manipulating share prices during China’s recent stock market plunge and launched a crackdown against unlicensed companies that financed speculative trading. The police ministry said investigators had found “evidence to suspect that individual trading companies ...
A guide to China’s stunning stock market crash
July 13th, 2015
In China, local stock markets, which rose to dizzying heights over the past year, plummeted back to Earth last week. They then rebounded sharply on Thursday and Friday, as the Chinese government worked to restore faith in the markets. ...
Central bank promises more liquidity aids to CSF
July 9th, 2015
China’s central bank said Thursday it will continue to support liquidity need of China Securities Finance Corporation Limited (CSF), the national margin trading service provider, to stabilize a tumbling stock market. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said it ...
China stocks rise after Beijing slaps curbs on selling
July 9th, 2015
Chinese stocks rallied on Thursday after the securities regulator banned shareholders with large stakes in listed firms from selling, in Beijing’s most drastic step yet to stem a sell-off that has roiled global financial markets. As the daily drumbeat ...
China Bans Stock Sales by Major Shareholders for Six Months
July 8th, 2015
China’s securities regulator banned major shareholders, corporate executives and directors from selling stakes in listed companies for six months, its latest effort to stop the nation’s $3.5 trillion stock-market rout. Investors with stakes exceeding 5 percent must maintain their ...
China Freezes Trading in 1,300 Companies, Locking Up 40% of Market Cap
July 8th, 2015
A wave of Chinese companies halted trading in their shares and regulators unveiled new measures to prop up the value of small-cap stocks in the latest attempts to stem a rout that’s wiped more than $3.5 trillion of value. ...
Over 20% of listed China stocks now in trading halt
July 7th, 2015
Amid a heavy market selloff, 203 mainland-China-traded companies announced separately Tuesday that trading in their shares had been suspended. This brought the total number of shares in trading halt over the past seven days to 651, or about 23% ...
Stocks, euro staggered by Greece; China rescue in doubt
July 6th, 2015
Asian stocks hit a six-month trough and the euro stumbled on Monday after a Greek vote against austerity measures endangered its future in the single currency and raised the risk of a full-blown crisis in the euro zone. A ...
China stocks plunge as market rout deepens
July 3rd, 2015
China‘s main stock benchmark plunged more than 5 percent Friday as government stabilizing measures failed to reassure panicky investors while other Asian indexes fell ahead of Greece‘s weekend austerity referendum. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China ...
