The China stock market is highly volatile despite being one of the largest and most liquid markets in the world. One of the main reasons for the highly volatility of the market is the dominance of retail investors. Unlike the US or other major markets, retail investors and not institutional investors are the largest investors …
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Automobile sales in China has been increasing steadily for many years now as more middle-class consumers purchase autos. The chart below shows automobile sales from 2007 to 2017 and the share of world sales: Click to enlarge Source:Emerging Markets April 2018 Recap and Outlook: Look Beyond the Headlines, Franklin Templeton Investments
The economy of China has undergone an astonishing growth rate since the 1990s. For instance, China acocunt for just 1.6% of the world GDP. But by 2010, it jumped to 9.2% of the world total GDP. Rising further, China’s GDP reached about 15% of the global economy in 2016. The table below shows the growth …
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The stock turnover ratio is the highest in China. This is true especially with A-Shares which are for domestic investors and traded in the local currency. The B-Shares are bought by foreign investors and they cannot buy A-Shares. Unlike other markets such as the US where most investors tend to hold for the long-term, Chinese …
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The savings rate in China is very high compared to other countries. The Chinese economy is manufacturing and economy-based while many developed countries’ economies are consumption based. This is one reason why savings rate tend to be low in developed countries. The following chart shows savings rate in China vs. other countries: Click to enlarge …
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