Market Views: Are Chinese equities a ‘buy’ yet?
Chinese stock market indices have taken a beating so far in 2018, losing nearly 30%. We asked four experts when investors should start looking at Chinese equities again.
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It's not been an easy year for China's stock markets; after adding on 5% and 7%, respectively, last year, both the Shanghai and Shenzhen composite indices are down close to 30% so far in 2018.
One major factor that has weighed have been the US-China trade tensions, with the two countries engaging in a tit-for-tat implementation of tariffs throughout 2018.
Chinese economic growth is also weaker than expected, with the 6.5% third-quarter GDP growth rate the country's slowest yea…
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