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finance1 year ago

"China Implements New Restrictions to Curb Stock Market Decline"

China's securities regulator has limited short-selling in an attempt to address the ongoing stock market rout, suspending the lending of restricted shares and imposing new restrictions on the borrowing and lending of shares for short-selling. Despite these efforts, market sentiment remains uncertain, with concerns about the impact of China's property crisis and challenges in attracting foreign investors. Chinese authorities have also implemented various measures, including potential orders for state-owned enterprises to buy shares and plans to evaluate company heads based on stock market performance, in an effort to stabilize the market.

finance2 years ago

"Market Volatility Sparks Investor Anxiety: S&P 500, 'Fear Gauge,' and Major Stocks in Focus"

The stock market's recent decline has brought attention to the closely watched support level of 4,200 for the S&P 500. Analysts have flagged this level as an important test, and the index was down 1.2% near 4,237 on Tuesday. The 4,200 level is significant as it aligns with the 200-day moving average and represents key Fibonacci retracement levels. Technical analyst Mark Arbeter suggests that the market should see at least a bounce from this region.

finance2 years ago

Turkey's Election Results: A Step Towards Autocracy?

Turkish assets fell again as President Erdogan's strong showing in the recent election raised investor expectations that he could extend his rule and unorthodox economic policies into a third decade. Banking stocks and sovereign dollar bonds slid for a second day, and the cost of insuring exposure to Turkish debt rose further. The lira set yet another record closing low, and longer-dated, dollar-denominated government bonds had the biggest falls in fixed-income markets. Credit ratings agency Fitch said the political and economic uncertainty would continue at least until after the runoff, and that its focus regarding Turkey's "B"/Negative sovereign rating after the election would be whether the policy mix "becomes more credible and consistent."