22 Jan 2015
Shanghai Composite underperforms as other indices rally - TradeTheNews
FXStreet (Barcelona) - The TradeTheNews Team shares that the Shanghai Composite fell for the first time in 3 days in spite of the other Asian indices rallying higher, and further comments on the shift in shadow financing activities in China.
Key Quotes
“Shanghai Composite is underperforming in the region, falling for the first time in 3 days in spite of the rally on Wall Street and other Asian bourses.”
“PBoC has surprised the markets with its first open market operation in 7 months and also the first net injection via reverse report since January 2014, but the move is backfiring, presumably on interpretation that a cosmetic policy move reduces the likelihood of straight interest rate cuts. Yuan was also slightly firmer offshore after the injection, even though PBoC also lowered the offered yield on the repo by 25bps to 3.85% from 4.10%.”
“Separately, report out of Moody's noted shadow financing activities are shifting to new areas, such as e-financing platforms and margin financing in the equity market, as flows of investment into speculative housing market slowed.”
“Moody's also warned that "maturity mismatches, and the potential for contagious runs, remain key risks for the shadow banking system", adding the risks from property sector exposure are still elevated given an ongoing downturn in the sector and slowing GDP growth.”
Key Quotes
“Shanghai Composite is underperforming in the region, falling for the first time in 3 days in spite of the rally on Wall Street and other Asian bourses.”
“PBoC has surprised the markets with its first open market operation in 7 months and also the first net injection via reverse report since January 2014, but the move is backfiring, presumably on interpretation that a cosmetic policy move reduces the likelihood of straight interest rate cuts. Yuan was also slightly firmer offshore after the injection, even though PBoC also lowered the offered yield on the repo by 25bps to 3.85% from 4.10%.”
“Separately, report out of Moody's noted shadow financing activities are shifting to new areas, such as e-financing platforms and margin financing in the equity market, as flows of investment into speculative housing market slowed.”
“Moody's also warned that "maturity mismatches, and the potential for contagious runs, remain key risks for the shadow banking system", adding the risks from property sector exposure are still elevated given an ongoing downturn in the sector and slowing GDP growth.”