China

  • Is China a ‘dead weight’ in emerging market equity funds?

    Is China a ‘dead weight’ in emerging market equity funds?

    China is down some 17% so far this year – a serious concern for EM investors, given it accounts for 30% of the MSCI Emerging Markets index China has exerted a major drag on emerging market indices over the past two years. First, state interference in its high value internet companies pushed markets lower, then…

  • Europe, China and the US chip away at each other

    Europe, China and the US chip away at each other

    Some element of ‘chip war’ would appear to be brewing between China and Europe. The Chinese government has announced that companies exporting gallium and germanium – both vital in the production of computer microchips – will now require an export licence. This comes a week after Dutch firm ASML was hit with new export controls…