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Chinese media attack WTO ruling against China

July 6, 2011--Chinese media on Wednesday lashed out at a ruling by the World Trade Organisation that said Beijing's export restrictions on raw materials are illegal, and warned rare earths would be the next target.

The WTO on Tuesday upheld complaints by the United States, European Union and Mexico, ruling that China had failed to abide by accession commitments when it imposed quotas and duties on several types of minerals.

These include bauxite, coking coal, fluorspar, magnesium, manganese, silicon metal, silicon carbide, yellow phosphorus and zinc

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Source: EUbusiness


Inflation fears spark rate rise in China

July 6, 2011--China has raised interest rates for the fifth time in eight months, indicating the country’s leaders are still focused on taming politically sensitive inflation, despite evidence that the world’s second-biggest economy is slowing.

Benchmark one-year lending rates will be raised 25 basis points to 6.56 per cent from Thursday, while one-year deposit rates will go up 25 basis points to 3.5 per cent, the central bank said on Wednesday.

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Source: FT.com


Launch of first sector MINIs on ASX

July 5, 2011-- BetaShares Capital Limited (BetaShares) with Citigroup has today announced the launch of two leveraged trading tools linked to sector ETF products for investors focussed on active trading opportunities in the Australian market.

The two ‘MINIs’ have been launched over BetaShares Resources and Financial Sector ETFs – the CitiFirst MINI, Resources (ASX Code: QREKOA) and the CitiFirst MINI, Financials (ASX Code: QFNKOA).

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Source: BetaShares


Moody's Warns on China Debt .

July 6, 2011--Moody's Investors Service said China's main government auditor may have understated banks' loans to local governments by half a trillion dollars, escalating the ratings firm's warnings that the scale of such loans could pose a threat to China's banking system.‬

In the absence of a clear plan to reduce local-government debt, Moody's views the credit outlook for Chinese banking system as potentially turning to negative, the ratings firm said Tuesday.‬

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Source: Wall Street Journal


The External Impact of China's Exchange Rate Policy: Evidence from Firm Level Data-IMF Working paper

July 5, 2011--Summary: We examine the impact of renminbi revaluation on foreign firm valuations, considering two surprise announcements of changes in China’s exchange rate policy in 2005 and 2010 and employing data on some 6,000 firms in 44 economies.

Stock returns rise with renminbi revaluation expectations. This reaction appears to reflect a combination of improvements in general market sentiment and specific trade effects. Expected renminbi appreciation has a positive effect on firms exporting to China but a negative impact on those providing inputs for the country’s processing exports. Stock prices rise for firms competing with China in their home market but fall for firms importing Chinese products with large imported-input content. There is also some evidence that expected renminbi appreciation reduces the valuation of financially-constrained firms, presumably because appreciation implies reduced Chinese purchases of foreign securities. The results carry over when we consider ten instances of market-perceived changes in prospective Chinese currency policy.

view the IMF Working paper-The External Impact of China's Exchange Rate Policy: Evidence from Firm Level Data

Source: IMF


Moody's: China's local gov't debt understated by $540 bln

July 5, 2011--China's local government debt may be 3.5 trillion yuan ($540 billion) larger than auditors estimated, potentially putting banks on the hook for deeper losses that could threaten their credit ratings, Moody's said on Tuesday.

Moody's reviewed a report released by China's state auditor last week, which found that local governments had chalked up 10.7 trillion yuan of debt. Moody's said it identified more loans funded by banks after accounting for discrepancies in figures given by various Chinese authorities. Moody's warning weighed on Chinese bank shares, which were the biggest drag on the Hang Seng index in midday trading. However, the share declines were relatively modest. Analysts said that was because Moody's figures were close to other estimates from Beijing on China's debt mess.

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Source: Todays Zaman


SGX Securities and Derivatives Trading Increases in June

July 5, 2011-- Singapore Exchange (SGX) said securities and derivatives trading increased in June from a year earlier.
Securities
Total turnover rose 8% year on year to $28.1 billion; securities daily average value was $1.3 billion.
Exchange traded fund turnover increased 68% from a year earlier to $795 million.

Derivatives
Total volume increased 17% year on year to 6.1 million contracts; derivatives daily average volume was 281,252 contracts.
China A50 futures trading rose 21% from May to 223,079 contracts while MSCI Taiwan futures volume was 25% up from a year earlier at 1.6 million contracts.
Nifty futures volume was 48% higher from a year earlier

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Source: Singapore Exchange (SGX)


China manufacturing at lowest in 2 years

July 1, 2011--Chinese manufacturing growth has fallen to its lowest level in more than two years, while soft data from India and South Korea have added to the picture of a slowdown in Asia after moves to tame inflation.

With price pressures still high, economists said that policymakers would be able to shift only gingerly from fighting inflation to supporting growth.

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Source: FT.com


Australian Shares Continue To Provide Best Net Returns Over 20 Years, Says Russell Investments/ASX Report

2011 Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report encourages investors to consider investment returns on an after-tax basis and stick with a long-term strategy
June 30, 2011--Australian shares have outperformed residential investment property to take the mantle of best performing asset class over a 20 year period, according to this year’s Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report.

The 13th edition of the annual report, commissioned by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and prepared by Russell Consulting has found growth assets including Australian shares and residential property continue to deliver superior returns to more conservative asset classes such as cash and fixed income, over the 10, 20 and 25-year periods to 31 December 2010.

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view the The Russell Investments/ASX Long Term Investing Report

Source: ASX Group


Fears rise of bond defaults by Chinese groups

June 29, 2011--Having lent an unprecedented $33bn to Chinese companies over the past two years, international bond investors are increasingly contemplating their worst nightmare: the prospect of default.

Like their peers in the equity market, bond investors have been unsettled as a growing number of Chinese companies listed on international stock markets have been accused of fraud.

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Source: FT.com


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