South Korea and Japan have led declines in global stock markets amid the oil shock, underscoring how supply disruptions in the Middle East are weighing on growth in economies heavily reliant on fuel imports. The Kospi index in Seoul has slumped 12 per cent since the US-Israel war with Iran broke out on February 28,…
Former Point72 Asset Management Japan head Tomohiro Yamaguchi is planning his own hedge fund to capitalise on demand from investors seeking to work with specialists in the world’s fourth-largest economy. Hong Kong-based Invictus Investment Partners aimed to start trading in the first quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approval, Yamaguchi said in an interview. Its hedge…
While Chinese stocks traded in Hong Kong climbed for a fourth straight month, derivatives wagers show investors are skeptical about the market. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index has rebounded 23% from a low in April, and implied volatility for the gauge posted its lowest monthly average in four years. But compared with actual swings,…
Chinese sovereign bonds are coming under pressure as growing optimism over local stocks drives the correlation between the two markets toward the most extreme levels since the pandemic. The 90-day correlation between the CSI 300 Index and the Bloomberg China Treasury Total Return Index is heading toward its most negative level since 2020. The bond…