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China's Economy Continues To Lose Momentum As Q1 Growth Slows To 2009 Low
April 17, 2015--China's economic growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015 has reached the slowest quarterly pace in six years as it has been dragged down by a combination of an industrial slowdown and a weak housing market, the Chinese government announced on Wednesday.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in China during Q1 2015 rose 7 percent from a year earlier, in line with economists’ estimates. Although the growth rate still means that China ranks as one of the world’s fastest growing major economies, it was the nation’s slowest quarterly expansion since early in 2009, when it was still feeling the impact from of the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
Asia May Face Slower Future Growth, say Top Economists
April 17, 2015--Top economists Rajan and Summers debate Asian growth trends
Asian countries likely to revert to average growth, says Summers
Asia will need to look inwards for future growth
After a period of rapid growth, Asia should expect much slower economic expansion in the future as the region is likely to revert to levels of average growth, a former U.S. Treasury Secretary has told an audience at the IMF-World Bank Meetings.
-China allows fund managers to lend stocks for short-selling
April 17, 2015--China allows fund managers to lend shares for short selling
Will let investors short sell more types of stocks
Margin financing growing but short selling lagging-regulators (Adds more details, markets)
China on Friday allowed fund managers to lend shares for short-selling, and will also expand the number of stocks investors can short sell, in a bid to raise the supply of securities in the market.
China selling Treasurys to diversify, fight capital flight
April 17, 2015--China lost its position as the largest holder of U.S. Treasurys for the first time in six and a half years in February, owing to both an outflow of capital due to a slowing economy and efforts to diversify dollar-heavy reserves.
China's Treasury holdings declined for a sixth straight month in February, falling $15.4 billion below January's level, U.S. Treasury Department data released Wednesday shows. Japan's holdings of $1.224 trillion exceeded China's $1.223 trillion.
BetaShares Bassanese's Market Insights: a tale of two markets
April 16, 2015--Although the Australian equity market is traditionally divided up into 11 "GIC" sectors, we can aggregate further into four key broader sectors: resources (energy and materials); cyclicals (industrials, consumer discretionary, and technology); defensives (consumer staples, health care, utilities and telecommunications), and financials (including listed property).
Breaking down the market in this way produces some interesting results.
Fund managers told to prepare for post-RQFII future
April 15, 2015--Chinese fund managers in Hong Kong have been warned that Stock Connect and global competitors will erode their RQFII position,
so they need to boost their skills to offer clients value-added services.
Developing East Asia Pacific Growth Remains Robust in 2015
Lower Oil Prices Offer Opportunity for Fiscal Reforms
April 13, 2015--Economic growth will ease slightly in developing countries in East Asia and Pacific this year, even as the region benefits from lower oil prices and a continued economic recovery in developed economies, according to the East Asia Pacific Economic Update released today by the World Bank.
The developing economies of East Asia are projected to grow by 6.7% in 2015 and 2016, slightly down from 6.9% in 2014. China's growth is expected to moderate to around 7% in the next two years compared with 7.4% in 2014.
Growth in the rest of developing East Asia is expected to rise by half a percentage point, to 5.1% this year, largely driven by domestic demand-thanks to upbeat consumer sentiment and falling oil prices-in the large Southeast Asian economies. Several smaller economies, especially commodity exporters such as Mongolia, will see lower growth.
view report-East Asia Pacific Update, April 2015: Adjusting to a Changing World
Three recommendations on urban development for inclusive growth in India
April 13, 2015--The World Economic Forum has released a new report, The Future of Urban Development and Services Initiative: Urban Development Recommendations for the Government of India.
The report highlights the importance of wider private-sector participation to bridge the urban infrastructure and services funding gap, widening due to India’s rapid urban population growth.
Three strategic recommendations and case studies are proposed to guide the Government of India in addressing the most pressing urban development challenges.
The World Economic Forum recommends three actions the Government of India can consider to deliver inclusive urban growth. The report highlights the role the private sector can play to bridge the estimated $110 billion funding gap that could hinder India's ability to provide basic urban infrastructure and services to its rapidly growing urban population.
Global EM fund flows heavily favour Asia
April 13, 2015--US research highlights the dominance of China and Asia in global mutual fund and ETF flows to emerging markets,
revealing a startling imbalance between equity and bond allocations.
BOJ Mar Minutes: Must Watch JGBs on More Easing
April 12, 2015--A few Bank of Japan board members expressed the view that the BOJ must pay attention to developments in the Japanese government bond markets, including its functioning and negative side-effects stemming from more easing, at the March 16-17 policy-setting meeting, the minutes released Monday showed.
"A few members pressed the view that, in pursing QQE, it was important to carefully assess the mechanism of price formation in the JGB (Japanese government bond) market as well as examine and compare the positive effects and side effects of JGB purchases," the minutes showed.
