8 d. ago China stocks rally to stay on course amid new Trump tariffs threat: Soochow

This year’s intense rally in Chinese stocks will not change course in spite of concerns about a revived trade war between the world’s two largest economies, according to Soochow Securities. The foundation of this round of the global bull market is a weakening US dollar, said Chen Li, CEO and chief global economist at Soochow Securities (Hong Kong), on the sidelines of the firm’s third capital market strategy meeting in Hong Kong on Monday. Chen’s assessment comes as Chinese stocks slumped on...

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1 week ago Trump just celebrated the bull market's third birthday by wiping 2% off the S&P 500, lashing out at China over the great rare earths tug of war

Trump just celebrated the bull market's third birthday by wiping 2% off the S&P 500, lashing out at China over the great rare earths tug of war  Fortune

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1 week ago Trump lashes out at China over the great rare earths tug of war, wiping 2.7% off the S&P 500 on the bull market’s third birthday

Trump lashes out at China over the great rare earths tug of war, wiping 2.7% off the S&P 500 on the bull market’s third birthday  Fortune

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2 w. ago Why China’s ‘slow’ bull market could turn into a stampede, according to strategist

Why China’s ‘slow’ bull market could turn into a stampede, according to strategist  MarketWatch

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2 w. ago Trump salutes US Navy at 250th anniversary, turns event into ‘rally’

US President Donald Trump did not let the government shutdown interfere with a stop in Norfolk, Virginia on Sunday to salute the US Navy as it celebrates its 250th anniversary, using his speech to praise both the US Navy and himself. Trump delivered remarks that by his own recognition bordered on making it more like a campaign event, generating some cheers from the crowd before closing with a recording of his theme song, “YMCA” by Village People. “Let’s face it, this is a rally,” Trump told the...

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2 w. ago US considers US$1 Trump coin to mark 250th independence celebrations

The US Treasury is considering making a US$1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to commemorate 250 years since the declaration of American independence in 2026, it said on Friday. Images of the potential design showed Trump holding a raised clenched fist on one side of the coin alongside the words “fight, fight, fight” – a reference to what he said immediately after surviving an assassination attempt last year. The other side of the coin shows Trump in profile with the word “liberty” above...

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3 w. ago China’s state buyers buttress stock run with US$553 billion in holdings

China’s state buyers have emerged as one of the biggest groups of investors in the nation’s US$12 trillion stock market, underscoring how government support underpins the market’s bull run. Dubbed the national team and led by Central Huijin Investment, state buyers held a combined 3.94 trillion yuan (US$553.1 billion) of yuan-denominated stocks as of the end of June, surpassing the 3.07 trillion yuan held by foreign investors, according to data compiled by Huaxi Securities. State buyers’...

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