CLN KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight as South Korea bounced after yesterday’s 52-week low. US-listed China ADRs and ETFs had a very strong day yesterday following Politburo’s very strongly worded release, including “proactive fiscal policy” and “loose monetary policy.” A key point is the release occurred after the Mainland’s 3 PM close,…
CLN KraneShares Key News After the Mainland’s close, a statement was released from today’s meeting of the Politburo, which is the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, i.e. the highest echelon of China’s government, which was presided over by President Xi. The statement said that the body would “implement more proactive fiscal policies and…
CLN KraneShares Week in Review Asian equities were mixed for the week as Korea and Pakistan outperformed while Hong Kong and Mainland China underperformed. It was a busy week for internet earnings, as we had Q3 earnings releases from Trip.com, which beat expectations, Kuaishou, which beat expectations, fintech Qifu Technology, which beat, and PDD, which…
CLN KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight despite a very strong US dollar as the US 10-year Treasury Year Yield rose to over 4.6%, while Japan and India were higher, and Hong Kong, Indonesia, and the Philippines underperformed. The Renminbi’s weakness, as it fell by -0.99%, garnered media attention even though the Yen…
CLN KraneShares Key News Asian equities were lower except for Japan which closed higher. Hong Kong and Mainland China faced several headwinds, or as I like to say, had the kitchen sink thrown at them going into the trading day. AMD’s disappointing financial results, reported after the US close yesterday, weighed on the semiconductor space….
CLN KraneShares Key News Asian equities were lower on Middle East tension and a stronger US dollar except for Japan, which rose on a weaker yen as Mainland China is on holiday until next Tuesday. South Korea was closed for National Day, and Taiwan for a typhoon again. Yes, Hong Kong was lower/took a breather…
CLN KraneShares Key News Asian equities were lower on Middle East tensions, except for Hong Kong, which posted a very strong day. Mainland China remains closed for the week-long national holiday, Taiwan is closed for a typhoon, and India is closed for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi, celebrating the birth of Gandhi. Hong Kong ripped higher, led…
CLN KraneShares Week in Review Asian equities were higher this week except for Singapore, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia, as Hong Kong and Mainland China outperformed on rate cuts and new stimulus measures. China’s equity market surged on Tuesday as the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced broad rate cuts, a lowering of mortgage down payment…
CLN KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight as Mainland China outperformed and South Korea underperformed. Hong Kong and Mainland China opened higher after yesterday’s monetary policy bazooka. Still, they faded across the trading day, though both managed to post gains, especially the latter, on very higher volumes of 244% and 148% of the…