The sell-off in various Chinese stocks has been one of the big investment stories of the year. The threat of regulatory interference from China was quietly bubbling away as 2021 began, but few people thought it would blow up to become such a major force on the markets. China-related products were among the most sold investment trusts by AJ Bell Youinvest customers in August, illustrating how ...

During the final week of July, Chinese shares endured heavy selling with the CSI 300 index, the MSCI China Information Technology index and the Hang Seng Tech index plunging into negative territory for the year. As a result, many popular open-ended China-focused funds such as Allianz China (BKFW2B5) which has €11.1 billion of assets and the $2.4 billion Fidelity China Focus (B51RX72) also ...

China-focused investment trusts have seen their share prices fall by as much as 9% after investors started to panic about increased regulatory interference from Beijing. JPMorgan China Growth & Income (JCGI) was the worst faller among this group, followed by Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (BGCG), Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI) and Fidelity China Special Situations ...

There has been a simmering debate since the start of 2021 as to whether China might overtake the US as the engine of world growth over the coming decade. However, our belief is that ultimately the US will continue to rule the roost economically and politically for the rest of this decade. Its pro-business attitude, both from Capitol Hill and the Federal Reserve, will ensure that companies ...

A major sell-off in technology stocks overnight in the US has spilled over into European and UK markets, with several investment trusts tanking. The UK’s largest closed-end fund and sole FTSE 100 member, Scottish Mortgage (SMT), slumped 4% in early trading to £10.95, the stock’s lowest since early March. Scottish Mortgage holds big bets on Amazon, Tesla and Tencent, the Chinese social ...

From a human standpoint, 2020 has proved a shocker of a year, with the unforeseen pandemic wreaking havoc on health and the associated lockdowns precipitating a global economic downturn that may take years to battle back from. Yet paradoxically, 2020 has been anything but negative from a markets perspective, with equity indices roiled by the onset of the crisis then recovering strongly with a ...