Chinese stock market crash 2015: Money has poured into Japan as Asian markets crumble over China woes August 25, 2015 Money has flowed into Japanese exchange traded funds (ETFs) this year as the market stands out as the last area of safety in Asia. So far this year, overseas investors have piled $16.4bn into ETFs tracking Japan’s stock markets – nearly quadruple last year’s total of $4.4bn, according to data from Markit. The [...]
Extractive firms lead UK slump as Shanghai slides – London Report August 25, 2015 THE FTSE 100 slumped 4.7 per cent yesterday to its lowest level in almost three years, with all stocks but one in the red and miners leading the slide on growing fears of a China- led global economic slowdown. The blue-chip index was down 288.78 points at 5,898.87, the worst close since late 2012. The [...]
Black Monday 2015 crash reaction: If the global stock markets start to panic, Twitter’s sure to follow suit… August 25, 2015 Suffice to say Twitter went into meltdown almost as quickly as the markets yesterday. Former top Treasury official Damian McBride kicked off the crazy yesterday morning with some helpful financial advice. “Get hard cash in a safe place now,” he urged. “Don’t assume banks and cashpoints will be open, or bank cards will work.” [...]
The bubble finally bursts on Black Monday: Tea, walnuts, garlic, now the Chinese stock market August 25, 2015 Fermented tea, garlic, preserved walnuts, and mahogany furniture. All of these have soared in price at one stage in the last ten years as wealthy Chinese have looked for places to store their assets and make a quick buck. “There are relatively few investment options,” says Mark Williams of Capital Economics. The walnut [...]
US stocks sink as investors fret over China – New York Report August 24, 2015 US STOCK indexes plunged almost four per cent yesterday as investors, rattled about China’s economy, sold heavily in an unusually volatile session. The Dow Jones industrial average briefly slumped more than 1,000 points, its most dramatic intraday trading range ever, before clawing back some of the losses to close down 588.4 points, or 3.57 per [...]
Black Monday: Billions wiped off FTSE 100 as it falls below 6,000 after China shock August 24, 2015 The FTSE 100 fell below the psychologically significant 6,000 mark this afternoon for the first time since 2012, after stocks in China closed more than eight per cent lower. The market dipped below 5,900 points, more than five per cent lower, at lunchtime, its lowest point this year. Meanwhile, Germany's Dax fell 4.5 per cent and [...]
China’s economic slowdown: There’s been blood on the trading floor this Black Monday – but should we be afraid of what’s to come? August 24, 2015 The Chinese government and regulators are currently learning some of the more harsh lessons that their Western counterparts have found out over the last century or so. You can fight free markets as much as you want but sooner or later you will lose. Monday’s 8.5 per cent fall in the Shanghai Composite, when [...]
China’s economic slowdown: Shares in Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Taiex and Nikkei close down August 24, 2015 Markets throughout Asia collapsed on Monday amid concerns over China's slowdown, prompting comparisons with the region's financial crisis in the early 1990s. The Shanghai Composite closed 8.49 per cent down, wiping out all 2015 gains so far and marking the largest drop since 2007. Taiwan’s Taiex closed down 4.8 per cent, though during trading it [...]
China’s economic slowdown: State pension fund allowed to invest in stock market for first time August 24, 2015 China has given its state pension fund access to domestic stock for the first time ever, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua. Read more: FTSE hits 2015 low as China stocks plummet after sharp contraction in manufacturing Local governments will now be able to invest as much as 30 per cent of their pension [...]
Perfect timing August 23, 2015 Harriet Green talks pub food, capitalism and the importance of shiny things with Watchfinder’s Lloyd Amsdon When I ask Lloyd Amsdon’s seven year-old step-daughter if she knows what an entrepreneur is, she draws a blank. It may be age-related, but there’s no reason why she would have heard the word. “I’m only an entrepreneur when I’m [...]