Beijing dominated the news this week as Chinese President Hu paid an official state visit to Washington. The trip was long on pomp and short on results; for markets it mostly provided an occasion to ...
EquitiesIn the final day of the year, most Asian markets gained. Leading the way was China, where the Shanghai Composite rallied 1.8%, but ended down 14% for the year. The Hang Seng gained...
General Notes:Some days ago, we talked about a change in behavior: Bad news with higher stock prices. Today it seems that the opposite has arrived: good news (in the manufacturing area) with a muted ...