Xi doesn't care if deflation is coming. bad bad sign from the top
Hong Kong Stocks Close Down; SMIC Falls 9%; XPeng Drops 3.5%
On January 2, 2025, the Hong Kong stock market opened lower. The Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell by 0.63%, the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) dropped by 0.87%, the Hang Seng Tech Index (HSTECH)
better be good or else the tariff sentiment will force another sell off
Hong Kong Stocks Jump Ahead of Key Meeting on Stimulus Bets, Alibaba Rises 2.4%
On December 6, 2024, the Hong Kong stock market opened higher. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.26%, the National Enterprise Index rose 0.39%, the Hang Seng Technology Index rose 0.39%, and the Red Chip Index rose 0.19%.In terms of industry concepts, SaaS concept stocks performed well, with Kingdee International rising more than 3%. The restaurant sector also saw gains, while the education sector remained relatively stable.Among individual stocks, Kingdee International rose 3.5%, while other SaaS conc
Emerging-Markets Stocks Have Rarely Been So Hated. It's Time To Buy -- WSJ
The last time emerging markets were doing this badly the term "emerging markets" hadn't been coined yet.Dig into any of those broad categories, though, and there are clear leaders and laggards. A whopping 65% of the MSCI All Country World Index's market value, including nine of its top 10 stocks, were American as of the end of October. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has been dragged down in large part since 2020 by China, where a housing crisis and a heavy-handed approach to technology firms by leader Xi Jinping have depressed valuations. Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings were two of the world's most valuable companies four years ago, before the tech crackdown.Emerging markets outperformed developed market stocks in the century's first decade as commodity prices boomed and the tech and housing bubbles dented the U.S. market. Today, though, they are much cheaper as a multiple of earnings, and not solely because of China.