MANILA — To hear some pundits tell it, China’s economic miracle – one that lifted 300 million people out of poverty and shifted the world’s geopolitical center of gravity – is coming to a tumultuous end. The volatile stock market and the renminbi’s “surprise” depreciation are signs of imminent economic collapse, according to this view, … Continue reading
China is considering mechanisms such as a stock index circuit breaker system to temporarily shut down stock trading in order to prevent further “abnormal fluctuations”, China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported late on Sunday night. The introduction of a stock index circuit breaker system is being studied by China, where trading would be suspended for an unspecified … Continue reading
Chinese stocks are set to see a further drop, despite a recent rout in equities, as government efforts to prop up its $5.1 trillion market have failed, according to world-renowned forecasters George Magnus and Tom DeMark. Magnus and DeMark both believe that the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index could fall around another 20 percent from their current level of 3,160 to around the 2,500 level. The Shanghai Composite … Continue reading
Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has vowed for a quick “massive deregulation” on Wednesday in order to boost sentiment and revive investment as growth in Southeast Asia’s largest economy expands at the weakest pace since 2009 amid a plunge in commodity prices. “We need to carry out massive deregulation and introduce new regulations that will really create a good climate … Continue reading
By Mark Mobius, Templeton Emerging Markets Group Pakistan is an example of a country many investors have shunned due to negative news and perceptions, but our take is that often things aren’t always as sensational as may be reported. We do know that we have found some well-run companies in which to invest. We also believe that … Continue reading
Moody’s Investors Service lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 7 percent for 2015, from its previous estimate of 7.5 percent, as it believes that below normal monsoon rainfall will offset higher government spending and cautioned that further risks to growth stems from a slow pace of reforms. “We have revised our GDP growth forecast down to … Continue reading
China’s benchmark stock index has just made its biggest weekly gain in two months. Investors bet that the weaker yuan will help to boost the economy. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3% at the close today and this week the index advanced by 5.9%. The yuan lost 3% for the week as a result of Tuesday’s surprise devaluation. Gerry Alfonso, a sales trader at Shenwan … Continue reading
China’s Central Bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has further devalued the yuan on Thursday for a third day in a row — following a surprise “one-time devaluation” announced by the Central Bank on Tuesday — which is heating up what appears to be a currency war that is continuing to rattle markets. . On Thursday, the PBOC set the … Continue reading
China’s Central Bank, The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has weakened the yuan’s daily reference rate by a record 1.9 percent on Tuesday and says it will strengthen market-oriented reforms in addition to increasing two-way market volatility, allowing depreciation to counter a slump in the nation’s exports. Following the move by the PBOC, the yuan dropped an unprecedented 1.6 percent … Continue reading
By IMF Russia’s economy is expected to contract by 3.4 percent in 2015, although growth should return in 2016. Medium-term growth prospects are modest due to slow progress in implementing structural reforms, according to the IMF’s latest economic health check. The dual external shock of lower oil prices and geopolitical tensions are key factors exerting … Continue reading