Similar to China's discouraging demographics released last week, Japan faces the big challenge of an ageing population that isn't replacing itself.
Many markets in East Asia are closed part or all of next week for the lunar holiday as China braces for the busiest travel period of the year.
The flexibility of the ETF structure gives you several ways to either sidestep Chinese opportunities amid the emerging markets or play them as you see fit. Here are some options.
I tend to doubt that a U.S. investor is going to exert much influence over a Chinese firm.
CEO speak will be as important as anything the Fed Heads say this week or anything that spills out of the clown car in Davos.
The price-hike fever that's been making consumers queasy appears to have broken in the Asia Pacific region's major economies.
The Oracle of Omaha has been a long-time investor in the Chinese auto company.
There are impressive levels of strength and decent buy setups in small and mid-cap semiconductor names, plus a rebound in Chinese stocks.
Ant Group's political rehabilitation appears complete, with a holding company restructuring that means Ma no longer dominates voting power.
Check out these five currency plays, four of them in Asia, as ways to make the most of the weakening U.S. dollar and greater interest in emerging-market stocks.
Is Ant's two-year punishment by the Chinese government coming to an end? It certainly seems so.
If the reopening was that bullish shouldn't buyers be more aggressive?
Entering 2023, we can feel inflation easing and are watching for long-term gain from the removal of zero-Covid in China, even if it results in short-term pain.
Let's see how one exchange-traded fund, copper and this currency could be great bets as the World's No. 2 economy opens up again.
Funny how re-openings work after forced shutdowns fail in one way or another.
We expect Chinese travelers to return in large numbers, as Asian nations slap new restrictions on arrivals from the last major nation to learn to "live with Covid."
Since 1950, the traditional 'Santa Claus rally' period has produced positive results about 78% of the time.
Let's see how willing buyers are to embrace the hope of a Santa rally.
Private data will need to give us a picture of what's going on in China, where a bleak winter awaits.
Many businesses in China report difficulties due to staffing shortages, but the official tallies of infections and deaths don't reflect that situation.
The SEC's accounting arm said it's confident it has secured "complete access" to the books of U.S.-listed Chinese companies.
As China continues to loosen Covid restrictions and gets ready to celebrate its New Year starting Jan. 22, let's look at commodity prices.
In an Al Capone-style conviction, the publisher of Hong Kong's biggest tabloid is sentenced to nearly six years in prison for violating a lease.
Treasuries remain strong, especially out on the longer end of the yield curve.
The November export and import figures were dismal in China, where the government appears to have unofficially decided the zero-Covid policy must go.
There isn't much economic news due this week, but CPI and the next Fed interest rate decision are looming.
Investors continue to buy on tiny signs that China is easing up on its zero-Covid stance, but newly relaxed rules have yet to be put to the test.
The day's initial focus was on the Alibaba entrepreneur's extended stay in Japan before word broke that China's former president has died at 96.
What happened on Monday, was largely profit-taking, pin action related to a couple of large names, and defensive selling.
Let's look at the problem with saying China caused the pullback. Also, let's check some uptrend lines, the overbought condition and the Russell 2000.
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