Worries about Chinese economy and enthusiasm for HK tech stocks drive record high flows into city from mainland
Record number of small listings comes despite lacklustre market for big public offerings
Investors pile into technology stocks and new listings
State-owned funds and companies are bolstering stock markets with massive co-ordinated share buying
CSI 300 jumps after Beijing announces consumption plan amid growing hopes for the country’s AI sector
Listings and trading fees jumped in 2024 after Beijing’s moves to boost markets
Well-founded rally remains in jeopardy from geopolitical risks
A tech rebound from DeepSeek and the reappearance of Jack Ma
Budget AI model triggers global reappraisal of Chinese technology companies
If the US president takes a more flexible approach, tariffs may end up being used as a bargaining tool rather than end goal
Equities rally as authorities set explicit investment targets for mutual funds and state-owned insurance companies
Real estate company reveals winding-up request filed in Hong Kong
CSI 300 down 4.2% this year and currency slides to 15-month low as Donald Trump’s return weighs on markets
Stocks rise after Beijing signals more measures to boost economy
Markets rally as Communist party officials to meet in coming days to discuss country’s economic policy
The $1.4tn pumped into global ETFs in the first 10 months of the year surpasses the $1.33tn racked up in all of 2021
Hang Seng index down 1.5% after Beijing unveils $1.4tn plan to restructure local government debt but no consumer support
Funding has been drying up for car start-ups in fiercely competitive domestic market
Policymakers push companies to return cash to shareholders as they try to revive flagging stock market
Recent market rally will peter out without decisive policy action to boost the economy
Some estimates and theories
Government plans to increase spending to boost world’s second-largest economy
Small investors have piled into Chinese equity markets but many have already been burnt by wild price swings
Technology and self-sufficiency matter more than growth and profits
CSI 300 rises 1% as central bank launches lending facility to stabilise market
