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Zhang Shidong
Senior Correspondent, Business
Zhang Shidong is based in Shanghai and reports on business for the Post. He joined the team in 2017, following stints covering China's stock market news for Bloomberg and at a local newspaper in Shanghai.
Zhang Shidong is based in Shanghai and reports on business for the Post. He joined the team in 2017, following stints covering China's stock market news for Bloomberg and at a local newspaper in Shanghai.
Areas of Expertise:
Stock markets, data miningLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin, Shanghai dialect
While producer prices beat estimates and consumer prices rose, analyst says the readings must be interpreted cautiously.
Geopolitical events dent risk appetite amid lack of fresh catalysts, with data on China’s producer and consumer prices due on Friday.
Investment bank predicts the MSCI China Index of both yuan-traded stocks and Chinese firms trading in Hong Kong and the US to surge in 2026.
Beijing has banned exports of goods to Japan with potential military use, with the possibility of additional measures.
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Investors also boost wagers that Beijing will ramp up policy support to prop up economic growth in 2026.
Gold and oil move in opposite directions as attack underscores gold’s haven value, fails to alter oil market’s supply glut.
‘Everyone is broadly constructive because earnings visibility still outweighs macro fear at this stage,’ analyst says.
CSRC reforms revive fundraising momentum with 115 firms generating US$18.3 billion across mainland China’s exchanges.
City’s benchmark Hang Seng Index ends 2025 up 28 per cent, while the CSI 300 Index of mainland stocks rises 18 per cent.
Hang Seng Index edges higher as Chinese yuan surpasses 7 against US dollar for first time since May 2023.
Sentiment swings between concerns over a weakening growth outlook and bets that Beijing will step up policy easing to prop up the economy.
Chinese shares surged in 2025 on a confidence-led re-rating – strategists now say the next leg in 2026 will hinge on an earnings uplift.
Asset restructuring aims to boost liquidity as mainland China developers face a prolonged property downturn.
GF Fund and E Fund have capped daily subscriptions at 10 yuan, while China Asset Management has stopped accepting new subscriptions.
The US investment bank, having correctly predicted the stock market gains this year, expects the bull run to continue, but at a slower pace.
Soft US inflation data strengthens the case for monetary easing as the Hang Seng Index gains for a third day.
Hang Seng Tech Index slides after US equities slump, while investors await inflation report.
Hang Seng Index swings as odds of a US Federal Reserve rate cut in January now stand at nearly 26 per cent.
MetaX closes at 829.90 yuan on Wednesday, from its IPO price of 104.66 yuan, after gaining as much as 755 per cent in intraday trading.
Caution prevails as investors weigh China’s growth prospects after key economic data showed a deceleration across the board.
China’s November retail sales miss estimates, while falling housing prices show no signs of slowing down.
Moore Threads shares drop 13 per cent on Friday after the GPU maker cautions investors to ‘make decisions prudently and invest rationally’.
With China’s stock rally fading, markets are pinning their hopes on the Central Economic Work Conference for signs of clearer policy support.
Securities companies should redouble efforts to help turn China into a global financial powerhouse, says CSRC chairman Wu Qing.
Moore’s shares began trading at 650 yuan amid a declining market, a 468 per cent jump from their initial public offering price of 114.28 yuan.
In addition to rate decisions in US and Japan, traders will watch Beijing’s economic work conference this month for potential catalysts.
Consumer retailers, carmakers and internet companies are expected to bear the brunt of fund outflows.
Rates traders price in more than 90 per cent probability of a quarter-point reduction next week after private US labour market report.
Caution returns ahead of US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan meetings, as well as China’s economic work conference.
