They accused Capvision, which is based in Shanghai and New York, of helping to leak sensitive military information to foreign forces.
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Over the past few months, officials have launched a series of raids on consultancies, including Capvision, Bain & Company and Mintz Group. Last month, Beijing updated its counter-espionage law, which expanded the list of activities that could be considered spying. Before February, home prices had been in a historical decline for about 18 months.Įven as leaders have sought to woo back foreign investment, a campaign against consulting and due diligence firms has unnerved business people. On Wednesday, the National Bureau of Statistics reported that new home prices rose by just 0.3% in April, after 0.4% in March, suggesting that the pent-up demand may be fading after the end of pandemic restrictions. Over the past few decades, the sector has accounted for as much as 30% of China’s GDP. As for employment, the jobless rate for 16- to 24-year-olds hit a record high of 20.4% in April.Ĭhina’s “faltering” real estate sector, formerly the economy’s main driver, remains a major worry, said Silvers. Imports plunged 7.9% in April, reinforcing signs of feeble domestic demand.
One in 5 young people in Chinese cities are out of work.
People attend a job fair in China's southwestern city of Chongqing on April 11, 2023. The producer price index, which measures factory-gate prices, declined by 3.6%, marking the biggest contraction in three years, and underscoring the risk of deflation. The consumer price index rose by just 0.1% in April, the slowest pace in more than two years. But UBS and Goldman Sachs maintained their growth projections, which are 5.7% and 6% for the year. Nomura and Barclay lowered their forecasts to 5.5% and 5.3%, respectively, after the data release. On Tuesday, China released a batch of economic data for April, which largely disappointed investors. In early December, Beijing ditched the stringent restrictions, which resulted in a quick rebound in economic activity.īut despite solid consumption-led growth of 4.5% in the first quarter, recent economic data point to an uneven recovery in the world’s second largest economy. “Unfortunately after two decades of mutual benefit, global tensions have risen between China and the US,” said Michael Kelly, global head of multi-asset at PineBridge Investments, a New York-based asset management firm.Ĭhinese stocks began a sharp rally in late October on hopes that the country would exit its costly zero-Covid policy. Beijing has displayed a growing distrust of foreign companies, cracking down on international consultancies and expanding the country’s counter-espionage law last month. Washington has ramped up sanctions against key Chinese industries, including chipmaking.
Relations between the United States and China have become increasingly tense over the past few months. First, the recovery has not been robust,” said Brock Silvers, chief investment officer for Hong Kong-based Kaiyuan Capital.Īnother concern for global investors is the country’s “fundamental investability,” he said, referring to geopolitical and Chinese policy risks. “Investors remain skeptical for two primary reasons.
The sun sets over Shanghai's Lujiazui Financial District on VCG/Visual China Group/Getty Images The currency weakened further on Friday, hitting its lowest level in nearly six months. On Wednesday, the yuan sank below 7 to the US dollar in offshore trading, breached that key level for the first time this year. The Chinese yuan, a barometer of investor sentiment, has tumbled over 2% in the past month. During the same period, the Nasdaq Composite jumped 4%. And the Shanghai Composite Index and the Shenzhen Component Index have fallen 3% and 6.5% respectively. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index has lost more than 5% since April 18. Investors trimmed their exposure to China amid economic uncertainty in the country, rising geopolitical tensions and Beijing’s crackdown on international consulting firms. Until a few weeks ago, Chinese shares were among the best-performing in the world over the previous six months as investors bet on the country’s economic recovery after the lifting of pandemic restrictions.īut since April 18, when China released figures on its first-quarter economic output, stocks of Chinese companies around the world have lost about $540 billion in value, according to CNN calculations.
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