China stock market

China’s Premier Li Qiang has called for “pragmatic and forceful” measures to restore confidence in the country’s economy. What Happened: Li addressed the State Council, China’s cabinet, on Sunday, urging officials to "do more things that are conducive to boosting...

For the first time in over two decades, Mexico has taken the lead as the top supplier of goods to the United States, surpassing China. This shift is attributed to the escalating tensions between the U.S. and China, as well as the U.S.’s efforts to source goods from more amicable and closer...

In an attempt to stabilize the plunging stock market, China’s securities regulators have reportedly reached out to hedge fund managers, advising them to limit short selling in the stock index futures market. What Happened: The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has contacted...

The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index, the most widely accepted proxy of the Chinese stock market, dropped 5.5 percent on Friday. That marks the index's largest decline in three months -- it fell 8.5 percent on August 24. That move, in fact, represented Shanghai's biggest one-day...

Bob Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey spent two weeks travelling through China; he also visited India while abroad. Peck met with management teams from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) and JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ: JD). Peck noted national brands continue to "dominate" in China; Alibaba and...

Concerned about a tumbling equity market, PBOC moved to cut both interest rates and the reserve requirement ratio for banks over the weekend.   However, increasingly wary of a market bubble in China, investors still sent the Shanghai Composite spiraling down another 3.3 percent on Monday...

China's stock markets tumbled on Friday to near bear territory further deepening the sell-off that started two weeks ago.  The Shanghai Composite, down 7.4 percent on the day, has fallen 19 percent from its June 12 high wiping out $1.25 trillion in market cap. The smaller Shenzhen and ChiNet...