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Shanghai Stock Exchange will run tests on its auction and various other platforms on Sunday, the state-run Securities Times reported on Saturday, a day after an unexplained transaction delay. Friday's delay on trades at the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index coincided with a Chinese stock rally that followed official announcements of a slew of monetary, liquidity and fiscal stimulus this week.

«Broadly speaking, across the world, the monetary policies are synchronised with some lag or some sort of advanced framework, so that is where if inflation in a particular country is under control, they would try to synchronise with the rest of the world going forward,» says Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, NSE. We have seen a stimulation in the Chinese economy. What kind of an impact do you think it will have here in India? Ashishkumar Chauhan: Broadly speaking world is connected, at the same time China is going through its own issues on their economic front, especially with real estate and it seems to be a grave situation there on many counts and that is where the government there has taken these steps first time to even distribute money for their national holiday and that is showing you that that particular economy is going through the stress.

markets rose by 1.7% this week, marking a third consecutive weekly gain, driven by favorable global and domestic factors. The positive momentum was fueled by the US Federal Reserve’s rate cut and steady economic data, leading to increased foreign investments. Additionally, China’s economic stimulus boosted global investor confidence, particularly in Asian markets. Metals and commodity stocks saw strong gains, while IT and export stocks rallied on hopes of a recovery in discretionary spending.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Scattered across the ocean floor are trillions of lumps of nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese. Companies have long wanted to mine them: these “critical minerals" are needed in vast quantities to electrify the global economy and cut dependence on fossil fuels.

China introduced significant policy measures, including a 20bp OMO rate cut, a 30bp MLF rate cut, and adjustments to the prime loan rates. Deposit rates will decrease by 20-25bp, and a 50bp RRR cut will inject around RMB 1 trillion in liquidity, with further cuts possible. The PBOC will also reduce mortgage rates by 50bp, lower the down payment ratio for second homes, and explore options for banks to purchase land from developers. Additionally, an RMB 500bn liquidity program for non-bank financial institutions and a re-lending initiative for share buybacks were announced. The Chinese stock markets surged following the announcements, with the CSI 300 rising 15% and the Shanghai Composite up 12%. Some economic commentators suggested that these measures could help China curb slowing GDP growth and shift the economy from investment to consumption. However, with India's weight in the MSCI AC World Investable Market Index recently surpassing China's, some are concerned that foreign investors may now reallocate more funds to China.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Two gut instincts have distinguished the macroeconomic policies of Xi Jinping, China’s ruler since 2012. He has disdained consumer handouts, which he thinks breed laziness.

Kurt Campbell travelled to the Solomon Islands to counter Beijing's influence in the South Pacific country, he quickly saw just how far China would go to spread its message. The Biden administration's Asia czar woke up one morning in 2022 to a long article in the local press about the US running chemical and biological labs in Ukraine, a claim that Washington calls an outright lie. Started by Russia, the false and incendiary claim was vigorously amplified by China's vast overseas propaganda apparatus. It was another example of «clearly effective Russian and Chinese disinformation,» Campbell told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in July. Two years later, the claim still reverberates online, demonstrating China's sprawling effort to reshape global perceptions.

power sector presents a colossal multi-decade investment opportunity, with an estimated INR40 trillion in investments over the next decade. This potential is fuelled by three key drivers: rising power demand, a necessary shift towards renewable energy, and the modernization of aging infrastructure. Power demand in India is expected to grow at a faster rate, with a 7% CAGR over the next decade, driven by a robust economic outlook, urbanization, and new demand drivers such as electric vehicles (EVs), data centres, and the electrification of energy needs.

Antony Blinken underscored strong U.S. concerns about China's support for Russia's defense industrial base in talks on Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, saying Beijing's talk of peace in Ukraine «doesn't add up.» In a meeting with Wang on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Blinken said he also raised China's «dangerous and destabilizing actions» in the South China Sea and discussed improving communication between their militaries. Blinken told a press conference he and Wang also discussed ways to disrupt the flow of drugs into the United States, and the risks posed by artificial intelligence.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: A surge of more than 50% in steel imports in FY25 has sent the alloy's prices crashing in India, setting off alarm bells for domestic manufacturers, even as they battle slowing local demand and march ahead with planned capacity expansion. According to data from market intelligence firm BigMint, prices of benchmark hot-rolled coils (HRC) of steel averaged ₹48,350 per tonne in September (from ₹57,900 in September 2023), falling below the ₹50,000-mark for the first time since November 2020, when sales hit rock bottom in the thick of the pandemic.

Chinese vendors from the supply chains of all forms of surveillance equipment in the aftermath of the recent coordinated pager explosions in Lebanon, multiple sources aware of the development told ET. The move is set to benefit local companies. «In light of the pager explosions, critical sourcing of certain components or parts of the supply chain will be looked at in a big way by the government,» one top industry source cited above told ET. «The government's policy on surveillance cameras is likely to come into effect on October 8. Once it comes out, all the Chinese players will be out of the picture, and Indian companies are likely to gain.» While the gazette notifications came out in March and April this year, sources said the government has accelerated its implementation and sharpened its focus on security after the Lebanon explosions. The government is set to fast-track the implementation of guidelines on CCTV cameras, which will allow players from «trusted locations» to sell in India.

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Sensex and Nifty closed in the red on Friday, taking a breather after hitting seven consecutive sessions of fresh record highs, dragged down by heavyweight financial stocks and investors’ profit-booking. The indices rose for third straight week. The BSE Sensex declined 264 points or 0.31%, settling at 85,571. The broader NSE Nifty dropped 37 points or 0.14%, ending at 26,178.

Shanghai and Shenzhen are planning to lift key remaining restrictions on home purchases to attract potential buyers and shore up their flagging real estate markets, four sources with knowledge of the matter said. The changes will allow people from other places in China to buy homes in the popular cities, which had been previously tightly controlled due to worries about excess speculation. Shanghai, China's commercial and financial hub, and Shenzhen, the country's answer to Silicon Valley, also seek to scrap limits on the number of homes that Chinese can buy, said three of the sources.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Each year Airbus and Boeing, the two halves of the global aircraft duopoly, face off at the world’s most prestigious airshow, which alternates between Paris and Farnborough, in the countryside close to London. This year’s event in Farnborough, which opened on July 22nd, was a more subdued clash than usual.

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