I guess Japan's markets rallying to 30 plus year High's is stealing headlines Interesting how they are trying to push it higher by imposing investors from being net sellers. Always fascinating how wallstreet and the like will create obstacles and barriers from markets selling off. but when markets are going in one straight upward climb to infinity no fu*KS are given. The FTSE China 50 index—a real-time tradable index comprising 50 of the country's largest and most liquid stocks—has plunged by 1.77 percent between Monday and Tuesday as part of a long-term large decline over the past six months. Compared to one year ago, the index is down by 29.24 percent. China's market regulators have tried to stabilize the market by imposing restrictions that stop some investors from being net sellers of equities on certain days. This strategy—with authorities offering what's known as "window guidance" in an attempt to help the country's stock market bounce back—was first introduced in October. https://www.newsweek.com/china-stock-market-free-fall-1860933
I've been warning about this... since last week Asian Financial Crisis Part 2: China's Debt Bomb https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/asian-financial-crisis-part-2-chinas-debt-bomb.377797/
China stock market is in free fall....no one paying any mind (investor's mindset) ----> China stock market is moving massively .... traders are paying mindful attention (trader's mindset) Always look for opportunities and not problems! Hangseng, China A50 ... futures are excellent for day trading. Look at yesterday's market; Hangseng, China A50 moved massively (who cares whether it is up or/and down). It is up to you to decide whether to consider that as a problem or an opportunity. Let the politicians worry about the free fall thing.
big news ---> market moves --- > many happy faces The writer was writing from a negative point of view. small news / no news ---> market dies ---> many sad faces
GDP for the last three months of 2023 rose by 5.2%, missing analysts’ estimates of 5.3% in a Reuters poll. GDP growth for the full year was also 5.2%. Retail sales grew by 7.4% in December from a year ago, also missing expectations for 8% growth. China resumed reporting the unemployment rate for young people. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/17/chi...-resumes-posting-youth-unemployment-data.html
Are there any and how many derivative products have been written on the Chinese debt? How much of our financial markets are tied to the Chinese or Asian financial markets? Those are the crucial questions that would determine whether and how much our markets will be impacted.
Here we go: China’s Sudden Stock Rally Points to ETF Buying by State Funds: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-stocks-rebound-afternoon-amid-075532243.html