China's surprise pledge sends commodities soaring

December 10, 2024-China's surprise pledge that it would do more to boost the economy sent commodities and mining stocks soaring on Tuesday, amid expectations that Beijing will finally deliver the stimulus that the market had been hoping for.

China's politburo said overnight that it would embrace a "moderately loose" stance for monetary policy next year, its biggest pivot in strategy since the aftermath of the global financial crisis in 2009.

ETF Monthly Trading Value via "CONNEQTOR" Reach Record 300 billion JPY

May 1, 2025--Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. ("TSE") launched CONNEQTOR service, a RFQ (Request for Quote) platform, in February 2021 with the aim of improving liquidity in the ETF market.

NFO Alert: Mirae Asset Mutual Fund launches Nifty50 Equal Weight ETF

April 30, 2025--Mirae Asset Mutual Fund has launched the New Fund Offer (NFO) for the Mirae Asset Nifty50 Equal Weight ETF, an open-ended scheme replicating/tracking the Nifty50 Equal Weight Total Return Index. According to a release by the fund house, the ETF aims to offer investors equal-weighted exposure across all Nifty 50 stocks.

Asia Can Boost Economic Resilience Amid Surging Trade Tensions

April 24, 2025-Stronger regional economic ties can help build resilience during a time of growing policy uncertainty
As the global economic system is being reset, US tariffs are the highest in a century-with some of the steepest aimed at Asia. A leader in global trade, Asia accounted for nearly 60 percent of global growth in 2024. However, the region's successful growth model, based on trade liberalization and integration into value chains, faces mounting challenges.

Low-Cost ETFs and Long-Term Capital Funds Drive High-Dividend Strategies in A-Share Market

April 24, 2025-In 2024, the A-share market achieved a historic milestone with total dividend payouts reaching RMB 2.4 trillion (US$ 338 billion). As of April 13, 1,156 listed companies had announced dividend plans amounting up to RMB 1.13 trillion (US$ 160 billion). Meanwhile, the dividend yield of the CSI 300 Index and CSI Dividend Index has reached 3.5% and 6.3%, highlighting strong cash distributions.

China's top banks bulk up liquidity as global peers trim buffers US G-Sibs continue to trail with lowest median LCR since 2021

April 24, 2025--The median liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) across the 29 global systemically important banks (G-Sibs) fell by 2.14 percentage points in 2024 to 131%-the lowest level since Q1 2020.