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China's comeback story has three core themes: Matthews Asia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
After a few sluggish years, the Chinese government has identified several growth areas to turn its economy around, relying upon innovation in those sectors, according to Matthews Asia. Speaking to Financial Standard, Matthews Asia portfolio manager ...

AI stocks mask broader market weakness: UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... just been a recipe for rate hikes by central banks," he said. Australian mining stocks also struggled amid concerns about Chinese demand and global growth, with BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue falling between 5% and 8%. Looking ahead, Colosimo said US corporate ...

VanEck cuts fees on gold ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... from commercial banks, advisers, family offices and retail investors that are increasingly participating in its trade. Chinese gold imports have also surged 172% year-on-year to 173 tonnes in June 2026, their highest level since March 2024." In July ...

Space, semiconductor ETFs worst performers in July

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... unwinding of leveraged positions in Korea following a powerful AI-fuelled rally, and renewed concerns around increasing Chinese competition," Global X said. While the Australian ETF industry fell by $1.8 billion over the month to $370.8 billion, it continued ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... across governments of emerging markets. Governments also play varying and sometimes outsized roles. "For example, the Chinese government is much more interventionist in capital markets than in some other places. Sometimes that causes issues. At other ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... valuation gets caught in the general wash that spurred MFS to launch its contrarian strategy in 2016. A year prior, the Chinese market bubble had burst in the worst way possible, plunging 43% in a few months and dragging the rest of the world with it. ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... up as additional overcapacity and even thinner corporate profits, with severe consequences for the financial health of Chinese companies. Wage growth already stands at barely 1% and could drop lower," Bruegel said. "This will further reinforce the weakness ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... that? Sometimes the solution also sits in Asia, because of the innovation there. The world's biggest battery company, Chinese business CATL, is seeing increased orders for energy storage solutions for the grid." When assessing the quality of governance ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... whereas the US is still at 2%," Craig said. China is proving to be resilient and shrugging off the headwinds. "We think the Chinese story is pretty good. It's resilient. We expect more monetary policy and fiscal stimulus there. We like the China ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... Workday and Oracle, Indian IT consulting firms Wipro, Infosys and Tata Consulting Services, and Thomson Reuters, Shopify and Chinese firm Baidu. It views Microsoft, Universal Music Group, MSCI, S&P Global, Fortinet, Tencent, Nintendo Booking Holdings ...
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