China’s Milestone Moment for Markets Is Now a Distant Memory
- Second-quarter optimism has faded as investor sentiment sours
- Capital markets have seen six months of foreign outflows
Xi Jinping’s government is increasingly powerless when it comes to reviving investor spirits.
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Sentiment toward China’s frayed financial markets looks to be on its last legs with rebounds that don’t last, inflows that don’t stick and vows of more action from Beijing that keep falling flat.
For fund managers, that means facing the prospect of more losses in stocks, outflows from bonds, credit defaults and a weaker currency.