On July 27, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 8.5 percent, its largest single-day loss since 2007. This came on the heels of major government intervention to stem the market’s slide earlier in July. What does the latest chapter of the crash mean for China’s economy? And, more broadly, what does it mean for the policies and politics of China’s current […]
An investor watches market returns at a stock exchange hall in China, on Monday 27 July. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/via Getty Images
Even by recent Chinese standards, the latest stock market plunge was spectacular. Nearly 1,800 stocks – or more than 60% of shares on the main markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen – fell by the daily limit of 10%, thereby triggering a […]
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China’s Stock Market Plunges, and Unrest in the GOP
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Over the past few weeks, punters in China underwent a near-death experience when their country’s two stock exchanges entered freefall. The rapidly inflating bubble that had driven share prices to dizzying heights had suddenly burst. By this spring, the stock markets in Shanghai, with 831 listed companies, and Shenzhen, with 1,700, boasted a combined market capitalisation of $9.5tn, which made […]
Here’s what you need to know:1. Yes, it’s a crash, and it’s not over yet.Here’s a long-term chart of the Chinese stock market, to put this in perspective. Facebook Share Pinterest Pin ItWe’re on our way down right now, there’s further to fall, and the main reason that stocks haven’t fallen further already is just that they aren’t trading at […]
Chinese authorities are scrambling to assuage the fears of panicking investors who have seen their stock holdings plummet in recent weeks, with the country’s markets losing about a third of their value in the last month.Shanghai’s composite index fell nearly 6 percent on Wednesday alone. Shortly after opening, markets across China fell so quickly that trading in more than half […]
An investor sits in front of a chart showing China’s Shenzhen stock market index on Monday. David Lom
On Monday, the People’s Daily — essentially the Communist Party’s mouthpiece — declared that “rainbows always appear after the rains” in an attempt to reassure investors.
These words did not halt the overall decline, however, and on Tuesday Chinese stocks fell again, with […]
A brokerage house in Shanghai, China. Official efforts to halt the stock market slide have so far been in vain. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters
China’s efforts this week to stem the tide of losses on its main stock market failed on Friday when the Shanghai Composite index plunged a further 5.8%, taking the drop in share values to 28% since their June […]
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