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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, visits a farm in Jiansanjiang in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province on September 25, 2018. Xi was on an inspection tour of the region as China has slapped tariffs on US agricultural imports and looked to increase farming self-sufficiency amid a growing trade war with the United States. Photo: Xinhua

Xi’s appointments underscore his policy priorities as economy slows

China’s government promoted Yi Huiman, the chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), to head of the securities regulator to help steer the stock market toward an avenue for fundraising.

China’s new markets regulator has reform task cut out for him

Can China's brokerages bounce back this year, after a miserable 2018?

China’s stock market ends 2018 as the world’s biggest loser, again

The Shanghai and Shenzhen markets together lost US$2.4 trillion in value in 2018, about the size of France’s economy.

UK investors to get a first taste of Shanghai stocks from December 14

Chinese investors will need to meet higher asset requirement of US$438,372 to trade under the link plan with London, versus US$73,075 for Hong Kong

Exclusive | China’s stock market needs a clean slate at its watershed moment

In the 10th part of our series on the 40th anniversary of China’s economic reforms, the Post examines how the country’s capital market has reached a watershed moment, with its future direction set to affect not just China, but the entire world.

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Exclusive | Hong Kong’s outsize role in the development of China’s stock market

One in every two companies on the Hong Kong exchange is mainland-linked, representing 67.3 per cent of capitalisation and 79 per cent of turnover.

Traders assess how US elections might impact shares battered by trade war

Democrats take US House, weakening the hand of the Republican president who has launched a trade war against China

Shanghai to create a tech board, upping the ante with Hong Kong, Nasdaq

President Xi Jinping made the surprise announcement during his opening speech at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai.

China’s regulator fumbles as it scrambles to save a falling market

CSRC outlines steps to boost market, but one investment manager says the real market bottom ‘may still be some distance from us.’

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An investor checks stock information on a mobile phone at a brokerage house in Shanghai on June 20, 2018. Photo: Aly Song

Hong Kong stocks cap longest losing run in 2 months on stimulus letdown

Investors have started to ‘lose confidence and patience’ as they wait for China to enact ‘whatever it takes’ measures, analyst says.

A view of screens at the Exchange Square building in Hong Kong on October 8, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

UBS cuts China stock forecast amid Trump tariff threat, weak stimulus

Swiss money manager cuts mid-2025 and end-2025 targets for MSCI China Index because of tariff uncertainties and disappointing stimulus.

Hong Kong stock benchmark drops below 20,000, surrendering stimulus gains

Hang Seng Index falls to lowest point since September 25, erasing a policy-induced rally that had added as much as 27 per cent.

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China’s market regulator strikes positive tone as investors expect turbulence

CSRC boss Wu Qing urges securities firms and asset managers to enhance their capabilities and strengthen risk controls.

A man waits to cross a road in the central business district of Beijing on November 10, 2024. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong, China stocks weaken as Beijing policy move disappoints

Sentiment suffers with prospect of tariffs, slower global growth, rising inflation and potentially fewer Fed rate cuts, say Nomura analysts.

Screens show stock information outside Exchange Square in Central, Hong Kong, on February 15, 2024. Photo: Sun Yeung

Not ‘whatever it takes’: China’s stimulus strategy seen as long and intact

Beijing’s reluctance to use strong measures to rapidly turn tide of sluggish economy keeps markets, consumers and analysts waiting in wonder.

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Hong Kong futures slide after Beijing unveils plan for local government debt

In the regular session, the Hang Seng Index declined 1.1 per cent, but things went south after the close.

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Investors go ‘all in’ on Chinese shares linked to Tesla after Trump’s victory

Investors boost supplier stocks on expectations of Tesla growth based on CEO Elon Musk’s close ties to the president-elect.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on October 5, 2024. Photo: AFP

Trump’s return is not all bad news for Chinese stock investors: analysts

Trump’s presidency is often associated with trade war and tariffs, while huge stock returns are overlooked.

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Hong Kong stocks erase drop on bets Beijing to boost and front-load stimulus

New data showed that China’s export growth surged to a 27-month high in October, rising 12.7 per cent from a year earlier.

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Hong Kong stocks slump as traders pare risky bets before US election results

Trump was three votes away from taking back the White House at press time; traders assess potential fallouts on global trade, financial markets.

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Pedestrians walk past an electronic screen displaying the Hang Seng Index on the US presidential election day in Central. Photo: AP

‘Haersi’ soars as Chinese traders punt on meme stocks in US election

A vacuum-flask maker rises and falls with polls favouring Harris, while an aviation software company gets a Trump bump.

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A combination of pictures created on November 4 shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking during recent campaign events. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong stocks rise for third day as Nongfu, SMIC surge on bullish China data

Latest reports showed China’s services sector and manufacturing activity expanded in October after Beijing’s stimulus blitz.

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ETFs are the hottest new products in Hong Kong’s roller-coaster rally

Net fund flows have surged 48 per cent year on year, with an ETF tracking the Hang Seng Index surpassing Tencent in daily volume.

Rare earths in spotlight amid US-China tensions, Myanmar turmoil

Armed rebels have taken control of a mining centre, and the US election outcome could be anyone’s guess.

A molten rare earth is poured into a mould at a smelting workshop in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: Reuters

BYD, Xpeng lift Hong Kong stocks on record sales as traders await fresh stimulus

China’s top legislative body could deliver a much-awaited fiscal stimulus this week, while the Fed is seen extending its monetary easing.

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Pedestrians pass by an electronic board in Shanghai displaying stock prices on October 10, 2024. Photo: AP Photo

Macroscope | Japan’s election results could have global ramifications

Tokyo’s power vacuum, and questions over Japan’s policies and its relationship with the US under Harris or Trump, could have deeper economic impacts.

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China eases requirements on foreign investments in listed companies

New rule aims to draw foreign funds into yuan-denominated A shares by slashing capital requirements and reducing the lock-up period.

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China’s stocks see ever-slimmer profits as economic slump hits hard

The profits of 5,000 companies on the mainland’s three exchanges dropped 3.7 per cent in the three months that ended in September, China Merchants Securities said.

Pedestrians in the rain at Taikoo Li Sanlitun in Beijing on July 30, 2024. Photo: AP
Pedestrians in the rain at Taikoo Li Sanlitun in Beijing on July 30, 2024. Photo: AP

Hong Kong stocks rise as China property sales return to growth

Home sales by China’s 22 key property developers jumped 66 per cent from a month earlier in October.

Chinese market regulator grants HSBC domestic fund custody licence

Lender joins four other foreign banks with right to provide custody services to onshore funds domiciled in mainland China.

Macroscope | Will China replace India and Japan as Asia’s new investment darling?

Although Indian and Japanese stock markets have lost some of their lustre, more signs are needed to affirm the quality of China’s post-stimulus bull run.

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Investors pay attention to stock market trends at a securities firm in Nanjing in east China’s Jiangsu province on October 8. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong stocks notch up monthly loss as BYD slumps

Investors shrug off China manufacturing report, look to possible stimulus from legislative meeting and outcome of US election next week.

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People passed Exchange Square in Central. Photo: Reuters
People passed Exchange Square in Central. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong stocks fall on mixed earnings and prospect of China fiscal stimulus

Investors gear up for National People’s Congress Standing Committee meeting next week.

China’s NPC meeting key to galvanise US$4 trillion market rally

Investors expect China’s legislators to inject stimulus to propel a rally that has already added trillions to markets on the mainland and Hong Kong.

‘Trump victory’ meme stock surges in China as buzzwords outweigh fundamentals

‘It’s fair to say that China’s stock market still lacks maturity, and investors often act irrationally,’ think tank researcher says.

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Wisesoft’s stock price also saw a brief spike after the July 13 assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump. Photo: AP