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Nickel Price Today: Nickel Holds Near $14,300 as China Data, Oversupply Fears and Fresh Forecasts Hit Sentiment (Dec. 16, 2025)

Nickel Price Today: Nickel Holds Near $14,300 as China Data, Oversupply Fears and Fresh Forecasts Hit Sentiment (Dec. 16, 2025)

Nickel prices are under renewed pressure on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, hovering close to multi‑month lows as markets digest weak signals from China’s economy, thinning year‑end liquidity, and a new wave of oversupply warnings and bank forecasts. In London, benchmark nickel has struggled to regain traction after testing an eight‑month low at the start of the week, while in China, nickel contracts have slid to fresh multi‑year troughs—reinforcing the idea that the market remains defined by abundant supply and cautious demand.
16 December 2025
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China Stock Market Today: Shanghai Composite and CSI 300 Slide as Weak Data and US Jobs Jitters Hit A‑Shares (Dec. 16, 2025)

China Stock Market Today: Shanghai Composite and CSI 300 Slide as Weak Data and US Jobs Jitters Hit A‑Shares (Dec. 16, 2025)

China stock market today ended sharply lower as investors digested fresh evidence of fragile domestic demand, stayed cautious after key year-end policy meetings wrapped up, and de-risked ahead of a major batch of delayed US labor data that could reset global rate expectations. By the close, mainland benchmarks were broadly in the red: the Shanghai Composite fell 1.11% to 3,824, the Shenzhen Component dropped 1.51% to 12,914, and the growth-focused ChiNext slid 2.1% to 3,071. The CSI 300 blue-chip index lost 1.2%, after briefly touching a three-week low during the session. RTHK News+1
16 December 2025
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Hang Seng Tech Index Hits Lowest Since Nov. 21 as Hong Kong Stocks Slide on China Growth Jitters and Global Tech Rotation

Hang Seng Tech Index Hits Lowest Since Nov. 21 as Hong Kong Stocks Slide on China Growth Jitters and Global Tech Rotation

HONG KONG — December 16, 2025: Hong Kong equities closed lower on Tuesday as a fresh wave of risk-off sentiment swept Asian markets, pushing the Hang Seng Tech Index to its weakest level since late November and reinforcing concerns that Hong Kong-listed Chinese shares could keep lagging mainland peers during a global “tech rotation.” news.rthk.hk+2MarketScreener+2 By the close, the Hang Seng Index fell 393 points to 25,235, while the Hang Seng Tech Index slipped 95 points to 5,402. Mainland gauges also retreated, with the Shanghai Composite down 1.11% and the CSI 300 down 1.2%. news.rthk.hk
16 December 2025
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DBS Group Holdings Ltd Stock (SGX: D05) Hits Fresh Record as RMB Clearing Bank Win Puts China-Linked Growth Back in Focus

DBS Group Holdings Ltd Stock (SGX: D05) Hits Fresh Record as RMB Clearing Bank Win Puts China-Linked Growth Back in Focus

SINGAPORE — DBS Group Holdings Ltd stock rallied to a new all-time high on Tuesday, extending a year-long re-rating story that has been powered by dividend expectations, excess capital, and Singapore’s renewed appeal as a regional wealth hub. The latest catalyst: DBS Bank’s appointment as Singapore’s newest renminbi clearing bank, alongside fresh China-market access that could deepen the lender’s cross-border transaction and fixed income capabilities. DBS Bank+1 DBS shares touched S$56 in early trade, an intraday record, while broader commentary across Singapore’s banking sector continues to highlight potential tailwinds into 2026—from fund inflows to shareholder returns.
16 December 2025
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Australia Economic Calendar for Monday, 15 December 2025: RBA Financial Stability Speech in Focus as China Data Tests the AUD

Australia Economic Calendar for Monday, 15 December 2025: RBA Financial Stability Speech in Focus as China Data Tests the AUD

Australia’s economic calendar for Monday, 15 December 2025 is light on hard data, but far from dull. The local market’s main event is an RBA speech focused on financial stability, landing just days after the central bank’s hawkish “hold”on rates and against a backdrop of sticky inflation signals and capacity constraints flagged in business surveys. Reserve Bank of Australia At the same time, the day brings a heavy Asia-Pacific macro pulse via China’s activity data and Japan’s Tankan survey—key inputs for commodities, risk sentiment, and the Australian dollar given Australia’s trade exposure. Westpac IQ Library
14 December 2025
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Hong Kong Stock Market Week Ahead: HKEX Hang Seng Outlook After Fed Cut, China Data and IPO Momentum (Updated Dec 14, 2025)

Hong Kong Stock Market Week Ahead: HKEX Hang Seng Outlook After Fed Cut, China Data and IPO Momentum (Updated Dec 14, 2025)

HONG KONG — Hong Kong stocks head into the new week with a familiar tug-of-war: global rates are finally easing, but China’s growth trajectory and property risks still set the tone for risk appetite on the HKEX. The Hang Seng Index finished Friday at 25,976.79, jumping 1.8% on the day and trimming the week’s performance to a 0.4% decline—a rebound fueled by expectations of fresh pro-growth signals after Beijing’s annual economic policy meeting. South China Morning Post For the week ahead, traders will be watching three overlapping storylines:
14 December 2025
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Hong Kong Stock Market Week Ahead: Hang Seng Braces for China Data, Policy Follow‑Through and Year‑End Liquidity Tests

Hong Kong Stock Market Week Ahead: Hang Seng Braces for China Data, Policy Follow‑Through and Year‑End Liquidity Tests

HONG KONG — Hong Kong equities head into the new week with a familiar mix of tailwinds and tripwires: Beijing is reaffirming a growth-supportive stance for 2026, the U.S. Federal Reserve has cut rates again, and local rates are moving in lockstep — yet investors are still grappling with weak Chinese credit demand, ongoing property stress, and thinning year-end liquidity. The benchmark Hang Seng Index finished Friday’s session with a solid rebound and closed near the 26,000 level after policy headlines out of China’s annual economic conference helped stabilize sentiment. But the index still ended the week slightly lower overall, underscoring how quickly the market is shifting between “policy hope” and “macro reality.” TradingView+1
13 December 2025
Shanghai Stock Market Week Ahead: Shanghai Composite Braces for Key China Data After Policy-Heavy Dec 8–13, 2025

Shanghai Stock Market Week Ahead: Shanghai Composite Braces for Key China Data After Policy-Heavy Dec 8–13, 2025

The Shanghai Stock Exchange heads into the new week with investors balancing two competing forces: increasingly explicit policy support for growth in 2026 and stubborn evidence that domestic demand—and especially household borrowing—remains fragile. The Shanghai Composite ended Friday, December 12 at 3,889.35, edging about 0.34% lower on the week versus the prior Friday close, after a volatile stretch driven by Beijing’s top-level policy meetings, inflation signals, property-sector headlines, and shifting global risk sentiment. Xinhua News+2Xinhua News+2 With industrial production, retail sales, fixed-asset investment and unemployment due from China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Monday, December 15, traders in A-shares will get a near-term reality check on whether the pro-growth tone from Beijing can translate into a firmer consumption and credit cycle. The Business Times+2IG+2
13 December 2025
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IMAX Stock Soars on Analyst Upgrades and China Growth: What December 2025’s Rally Really Means

IMAX Stock Soars on Analyst Upgrades and China Growth: What December 2025’s Rally Really Means

As of December 9, 2025, IMAX Corporation is trading around $38.28, just below its recent close of $38.50 and near a fresh 52-week high in the high-$37 to $38 range.StockAnalysis+1 The stock has delivered a strong mid-30%–plus total return over the past year and nearly 30% over the last six months, dramatically outpacing the broader market.Investing.com Australia Behind that rally: record box office, a deepening partnership in China, a generous buyback program, and a wave of bullish analyst calls in the last few days.
9 December 2025
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China Stock Market Today: Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng Slip as Investors Wait for 2026 Policy Signals

China Stock Market Today: Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng Slip as Investors Wait for 2026 Policy Signals

HONG KONG / BEIJING – December 9, 2025 Chinese equities traded softer on Tuesday as investors took profits after a strong year-to-date rally and waited for clearer policy guidance from Beijing’s leadership on the 2026 economic roadmap. Caution ahead of this week’s US Federal Reserve rate decision added another layer of risk aversion across Asian markets. News-Times+1
9 December 2025
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AMD Stock After Hours on December 8, 2025: AI Deals, China Tax and Fed Week Risks Before the December 9 Open

AMD Stock After Hours on December 8, 2025: AI Deals, China Tax and Fed Week Risks Before the December 9 Open

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. heads into Tuesday’s session sitting right at the crossroads of three big stories: the AI infrastructure boom, a fast‑evolving U.S.–China export regime, and a critical Federal Reserve meeting that could jolt richly valued tech stocks. As of Monday’s close on December 8, 2025, AMD shares traded in a tight range between roughly $218 and $224 and finished the regular session around $221, up about 1.4% on the day on close to 30 million shares changing hands.StockAnalysis+1 In early after‑hours trading, the stock ticked higher toward the mid‑$220s, with one major quote provider showing trades around $225, roughly another 2% above the close.StockAnalysis
8 December 2025
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China’s Record $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: How Beijing’s Export Machine Is Reshaping the Global Economy in 2025

China’s Record $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: How Beijing’s Export Machine Is Reshaping the Global Economy in 2025

China has just crossed a symbolic and controversial threshold: according to fresh customs data released on 8 December 2025, the country’s goods trade surplus for the first 11 months of the year has exceeded $1 trillion for the first time on record, reaching roughly $1.07–1.08 trillion.The Washington Post+2Al Jazeera+2 The milestone underlines how powerfully China’s export engine is still driving global trade — even in the middle of an intensifying tariff war with the United States and mounting backlash from Europe.
8 December 2025
China Stock Market Today: Shanghai Composite Rises on Export Beat as Hang Seng Slips Before Fed Cut – December 8, 2025

China Stock Market Today: Shanghai Composite Rises on Export Beat as Hang Seng Slips Before Fed Cut – December 8, 2025

BEIJING / HONG KONG – On Monday, December 8, 2025, China’s mainland stock markets extended their 2025 rally while Hong Kong equities lost ground, as traders digested stronger‑than‑expected November export data, fresh regulatory easing for financial firms and growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut rates again this week.Reuters+2TradingView+2 By the close, the Shanghai Composite Index was hovering around 3,924 points, up roughly 0.6% on the day after trading between about 3,905 and 3,936, leaving it not far from its 52‑week high near 4,034.Investing.com+1 The blue‑chip CSI 300 Index, which tracks major Shanghai and Shenzhen A‑shares, climbed about 1.2% to roughly 4,639, extending a roughly 17% gain over the past 12 months.Trading Economics+1 In contrast, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell around 1.3% to about 25,746, giving back part of a powerful year‑to‑date surge that has made it one of the world’s best‑performing major benchmarks in 2025.Investing.com+1
8 December 2025
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China Stock Market Today, December 5, 2025: Chip Rally Lifts Shanghai and Hong Kong While Property Stress Persists

China Stock Market Today, December 5, 2025: Chip Rally Lifts Shanghai and Hong Kong While Property Stress Persists

China’s stock markets ended Friday, December 5, 2025, on a positive note, snapping a three‑day losing streak as a powerful rally in domestic chipmakers and insurers offset ongoing concerns over the country’s deep property downturn. On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.7% to 3,902.81, while the Shenzhen Component Index advanced 1.08% to 13,147.68. Turnover on the two main boards rose to about 1.73 trillion yuan, up from 1.55 trillion yuan the previous session, signalling improving risk appetite.Xinhua News+1
5 December 2025
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China Stock Market Today: 10 Things to Know Before the December 5, 2025 Open

China Stock Market Today: 10 Things to Know Before the December 5, 2025 Open

As mainland traders get ready for Friday’s session on December 5, 2025, China’s stock market is sitting at a delicate crossroads: domestic liquidity is being ramped up, the yuan is near a 14‑month high, property risks are still front and centre, and global risk appetite is being shaped by expectations of imminent US Federal Reserve rate cuts.Reuters+1 Here’s a concise pre‑market brief on the key forces likely to drive the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong markets at the open.
5 December 2025
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Tesla Stock Jumps on Robotics Push and China Rebound as UK Sales Slump: TSLA Outlook for 2025–2030 (December 4, 2025)

Tesla Stock Jumps on Robotics Push and China Rebound as UK Sales Slump: TSLA Outlook for 2025–2030 (December 4, 2025)

Tesla, Inc. is back in the headlines with the kind of split‑screen story only this company seems able to generate: the stock is ripping higher on fresh policy and China news, even as new data underline just how rough things have become in Europe and for the Cybertruck. By early trading on December 4, Tesla shares were changing hands around $446–447, up about 4% on the day, with the move powered by a White House robotics push, a major U.S. clean‑energy grant and a sharp rebound in China sales. CoinCentral
4 December 2025
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China Stock Market Today (December 4, 2025): Shanghai Edges Lower, Hong Kong Extends 2025 Rally as Investors Focus on 2026 Growth Target

China Stock Market Today (December 4, 2025): Shanghai Edges Lower, Hong Kong Extends 2025 Rally as Investors Focus on 2026 Growth Target

China’s stock markets delivered a quietly tense session on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Mainland benchmarks finished mixed and mostly flat, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index continued its strong year-to-date run, even as weak economic data and a protracted property slump weighed on sentiment. Investors are increasingly trading every headline around Beijing’s expected 5% growth target for 2026, the trajectory of the yuan, and the timing of fresh policy support. Mainland China
4 December 2025
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China Economy News Today (December 3, 2025): Services Slow, Property Stress Deepens as Beijing Targets 5% Growth in 2026

China Economy News Today (December 3, 2025): Services Slow, Property Stress Deepens as Beijing Targets 5% Growth in 2026

China’s economy entered December with a familiar mix of soft data, stressed property developers and fresh policy signals from Beijing. New surveys show the services sector losing momentum, Chinese and Hong Kong equities slipping, and the country’s housing crisis still unresolved — even as policymakers prepare to keep an ambitious growth target of around 5% for 2026 and step up support for small firms and services trade. Reuters+2The Business Times+2 According to government advisers cited in local and international media, China is likely to maintain an economic growth target of around 5% in 2026, matching the 2025 goal. The target is expected to be endorsed later this month at the annual Central Economic Work Conference and formally announced at the National People’s Congress in March. Reuters
3 December 2025
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Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed as China PMIs Contract and Bitcoin Slides Ahead of Key Fed Week

Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed as China PMIs Contract and Bitcoin Slides Ahead of Key Fed Week

Asia-Pacific stocks kicked off December on a cautious note on Monday, 1 December 2025, as fresh Chinese factory data signaled ongoing economic fragility and a sharp sell-off in cryptocurrencies reinforced a broader shift away from risk assets. At the same time, traders are still betting heavily that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again at its meeting next week, setting up a volatile start to one of the most important months of the year for global markets. SWI swissinfo.ch+3KAOHOON INTERNATIONAL+3Reuters+3 In early Asian trading, regional equity markets were pointing in different directions rather than moving in a clear trend.
1 December 2025
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    July 1, 2026, 3:42 AM EDT. The ASX 200 barely managed a gain of less than 2.8% for the 2026 financial year, outpaced by major overseas markets. The rise was negative after inflation. US stocks soared, with the S&P 500 up 20.8%, NASDAQ up 28.7%, and Europe's STOXX 600 climbing 19%. Losses for CSL-off 52%-and Cochlear, down almost 60%, weighed on the Australian market. Bank results were mixed; ANZ gained 16% but Commonwealth Bank and NAB lagged. 4D Medical stood out with strong returns while the rest of the market barely moved.
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