All China articles
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All eyes on China
“While the change in China’s policy stance is a significant development, we believe the market’s focus will shift increasingly towards the execution of these policies.”
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Identifying Recovery Catalysts in China
As the performance of China’s equity markets remains uneven and unpredictable, portfolio manager Hardy Zhu and Chief Investment Officer Sean Taylor highlight the potential growth agents that could improve long-term investment returns.
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Can China’s Economy Overcome Xi’s Stubbornness?
While recent policy adjustments signal progress, China Strategist Andy Rothman argues that Xi must further restore confidence among China’s entrepreneurs and consumers to unlock China’s growth potential. Will Xi overcome his stubbornness and make the necessary changes?
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Has China’s luck changed?
Chinese stocks have rallied in recent weeks off the back of fresh stimulus measures announced by the Beijing government. Will the rally sustain? And how is the China Equity Strategy positioned to benefit? Sandy Pei, Senior Portfolio Manager, provides her view.
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Can Beijing do enough to maintain the rally?
The Chinese government has prioritised rebooting the country’s flagging economy and unveiled a dramatic stimulus package last month. But initial investor enthusiasm may be tapering off amid follow-up announcements that have been short on specifics.
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Webinar
China After the Stimulus
In our recent Spotlight on China webinar, we explored key insights on China’s market, including recent volatility, significant rallies, and the drivers behind these movements. Portfolio Manager Andrew Mattock examined the impact of government stimulus measures, such as monetary policy shifts and real estate stabilization efforts. Lastly, we discussed the sustainability of the recovery, touching on challenges like weak consumer confidence and geopolitical tensions.
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Chinese equities: The investment story of the next decade
A more thoughtful and far-reaching set of stimulus measures by the Chinese authorities has nullified some of the negative perception among global investors when it comes to China. David Perrett, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Equities, suggests that the continued caution could be creating some compelling long-term opportunities for stockpickers. He explains why he thinks Chinese equities have the potential to become one of the investment stories of the next decade.
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China: Is this the “whatever it takes” moment?
China’s recent stimulus measures, including monetary easing and a massive fiscal pledge, have sparked a sharp rally in equities, particularly in real estate and consumer staples. While market sentiment has improved, the long-term impact will hinge on the actual scale and execution of fiscal policy. Investors are cautiously optimistic, but much depends on how effectively China targets its property sector and broader economy.
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China’s recovery, is it for real this time?
Beijing has finally moved to fight the rising risk of a debt-deflation spiral with aggressive stimulus measures. Markets are taking this pivot seriously: Chinese stocks have rallied sharply and could have further to run in the short term. What is needed to sustain the recovery in the economy and asset markets is a real sense of conviction – among consumers and investors.
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Chinese stocks rebound
“PBoC’s stimulus has enthused the markets and is a welcome step. For a lasting impact on the economy, we believe additional fiscal measures are essential to encourage consumer spending and improve labour markets.”
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China policy: short-term lift or long-term change?
What are the principal measures that have been announced, and what is yet to come?
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Rethinking through the noise
“As the world speeds up, we instinctively move faster. Yet investors who slow down and rethink opportunity sets can gain the clarity needed to get ahead.”
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China’s policy measures: a pivotal week?
China’s policymakers have announced a significant package of easing measures designed to lift China from a state of entrenched economic weakness. Comprehensive monetary policy easing, targeted at supporting the beleaguered real estate market and boosting Chinese equities, has now been rounded out by an impactful pledge to support fiscal spending and stabilize the troubled property sector.
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Semigods: winners in the US vs China tech race
Convention dictates that as geopolitical rivalries intensify, cross-border trading relationships break down, growth suffers and investment potential diminishes. But this is not always true. Strategic moves by the US and China to defend their national interests underpin a new order, reshaping where opportunity can be found.
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The Stimulus Package
Portfolio Manager Andrew Mattock, CFA, assesses the key components of the growth measures announced by the central bank and financial regulators in terms of their potential impact on the economy and the Chinese equity market.
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4 Keys to Get China Back on Track
Andy Rothman shares his insights four reasons why he believes that President Xi will overcome his stubbornness and make the changes necessary to put China back on track to reach its potential growth rate.
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Macroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - July/August 2024
China’s policy landscape is being reshaped by two predominant forces external geopolitical pressures and a distinct internal governance philosophy. Heightened tensions, particularly with the US, have steered China towards a strategy focused on self reliance. Consequently, China is compelled to reinforce its industrial policies, aiming to secure its supply chain independence and bolster manufacturing capabilities.
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Webinar
Mid-Year Market Update on India and China
In this webinar, we delve into the mid-year outlook for India and China, two emerging markets with contrasting equity performances in 2024. Matthews’s CIO Sean Taylor and Portfolio Managers Winnie Chwang and Swagato Ghosh explore the reasons to be optimistic about India’s prospects despite its high equity valuations and examine China’s potential as it holds its key third plenum gathering. They also discuss potential catalysts and risks for both countries.
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Blog
A Look Under the Hood of China’s EV Sector
The third post in our Great Power Competition (GPC) series takes a closer look at factors that make China’s electric vehicle (EV) sector one of the more formidable global players.
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Can China continue its EV dominance?
2023 was a record year for electric vehicles (EVs): global sales neared 14 million, reaching 18% of all cars sold. To put things into perspective, over 250,000 EVs were sold every week in 2023, which was more than the number sold in a year just a decade ago.