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Regulators to investigate ‘massive sell-off’ of stocks
July 29th, 2015
The China Securities Regulatory Commission said it is probing “a massive sell-off” after Monday’s sharp dive in the market. The CSRC said it had received whistle-blower reports and market monitoring reports, and had organized inspection and enforcement teams. The ...
Asia stocks up as China steadies, wary of Fed
July 29th, 2015
Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday on hopes that Beijing could stem the rout in its markets without damage to the economy, though caution was the watchword ahead of a policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The ...
China: Major Devaluation Coming
July 28th, 2015
The whole “market economy” thing is turning out to be a little trickier than China’s dictators expected. To set up the story: After the 2008 crash the country borrowed about $15 trillion (an amount that dwarfs the US Fed’s ...
Is it all over for Gold?
July 28th, 2015
With prices at five-year lows, Annabelle Williams asks whether the precious metal is truly hammered The Gold price has been hammered in the last few weeks, leaving the precious metal at the lowest prices for five years. Gold took ...
Asian stocks hit three-week lows as China gloom spreads
July 28th, 2015
Asian stocks fell to three-week lows on Tuesday as a deepening rout in Chinese stocks erased risk appetite – sending investors flocking to safe-haven instruments such as government bonds and the Japanese yen. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ...
Copper, China And World Trade Are All Screaming That The Next Economic Crisis Is Here
July 27th, 2015
If you are looking for a “canary in a coal mine” type of warning for the entire global economy, you have a whole bunch to pick from right now. “Dr. Copper” just hit a six year low, Morgan Stanley ...
China’s stock market crashes again as panicking sellers lose faith
July 27th, 2015
Beijing is struggling to rein in the self-preservation instincts of small investors. All that’s left to happen in China’s stock market is for government leaders to admit they are powerless to stop a selloff. Monday’s panic selling was the ...
Asian shares skid as Fed monetary meeting looms
July 27th, 2015
Asian shares began the week on a plaintive note amid losses on Wall Street and worries over China, while investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting that might take another small step toward lifting U.S. interest rates. Financial spreadbetters ...
Australian dollar hits fresh six-year low as Chinese factories continue to falter
July 24th, 2015
Chinese manufacturing was sluggish for the fifth month running, a new survey shows, while the strengthening greenback sends the Aussie below US73c The Australian dollar fell to a fresh six-year low and stocks across Asia dropped sharply after more ...
Hong Kong Asset Management Reaches Another Record Level
July 23rd, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released its annual survey, which showed the combined fund management business in Hong Kong sustaining another year-on-year increase to reach a record high at the end of 2014 of almost HKD17.7 trillion ...
