China's economic engine powers on, but some consultants and managers are becoming more cautious about investing in the Asian giant — at least in the short term.
Catching a ride on the next leg of this historic 10-month stock market rally will mean following the smart money, mostly represented by institutional-class investors, toward a new concentration on quality and calculated risk.
With the U.S. dollar staging a surprising rally, investors who have piled into foreign stock and bond funds may get burned, some market watchers say.
China's exports are making a comeback after a jarring slump threw millions out of work, a sign of improving global demand.
China has outstripped the U.S. in the amount of money raised from stock listings, underscoring the region's stronger economy and a resurgence in investment.
The famed fighting monks of China's Shaolin Temple plan a foray into modern finance.
The major pros and cons of investing in China could be summed up as growth and volatility. But Jonathan Masse, senior portfolio manager with AlphaShares LLC, believes the growth is worth the ride.
Japanese stocks rose sharply Tuesday to an eight-week high as a weaker yen spurred buying of tech and automaker shares.
Chinese shares fell for a fourth day Friday on worries a stronger U.S. dollar and new stock listings will further strain liquidity.
World stock markets fell Thursday while the dollar strengthened to a three-month high against the euro.
European stocks and fell Tuesday and the euro slid to a two and a half month low against the dollar on worries about the Greek government's debts and the financial health of Austria's banks.
World markets mostly rose Monday after Dubai said it had received $10 billion in emergency funds from its oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi, helping to ease investor fears that the emirate will default on its debt.
Chinese shares rebounded Thursday after the government extended tax cuts and subsidies for purchases of small vehicles and appliances to support the economic recovery.
Emerging markets seem to offer the best prospects for investment, but some observers are warning that rapid capital inflows and rising domestic spending in developing economies are signaling the next bubble.
Chinese shares rebounded Monday, along with other regional markets, after Dubai said it had received $10 billion from Abu Dhabi to repay debts owed by its Dubai World investment conglomerate.
Japanese stocks fell Thursday as fresh concerns about the strong yen and mounting doubts about the country's economic recovery weighed on sentiment.
Now that exchange-traded funds can come to market with relatively little fuss, providers are readying to launch emerging-markets ETFs in what industry observers call an ill-advised attempt to jump on the latest trend.
iShares, a unit of Barclays Global Investors, today launched an emerging-markets exchange-traded fund: the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe Index Fund (ESR).
Money managers are adding more arrows to their emerging-markets quiver as they anticipate institutional investor demand for such strategies to escalate.
