John Authers, Columnist

Starting China’s Golden Week With Whatever It Takes

Investors can enjoy their holidays with a smile after stimulus measures send markets roaring.

October 1, 2024 at 4:54 AM UTC

John Authers is a senior editor for markets and Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former chief markets commentator at the Financial Times, he is author of “The Fearful Rise of Markets.”

Golden Week gets a sizzling start. — Golden Week gets a sizzling start.
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China’s stimulus packages announced last week came right on cue for the Golden Week celebrations. Domestic investors can take the week off happy in the knowledge that their stock portfolios have just gained 25% in six days. It’s been breathtaking, and has taken up Chinese stocks wherever they are quoted: