Goldman Sachs raised its target price for Chinese stocks on Monday, estimating that AI adoption could boost earnings growth and potentially bring in $200 billion of inflows. Chinese tech stocks have been on a strong rally, clocking their best winning streak in over two years last week, boosted by DeepSeek's AI breakthrough, which reignited investor interest in China's technology capabilities. On Monday, Goldman raised its 12-month target price for China's CSI300 index to 4,700 from 4,600.
UK housing market starts to feel the drag from tax change, Rightmove says
A run-up in asking prices for newly listed homes in Britain has lost steam ahead of an increase in property purchase taxes, according to a survey published on Monday. Property website Rightmove said the average price of properties put on the market rose by 0.5% between Jan. 12 and Feb. 8 to 367,994 pounds ($464,666), a weaker-than-usual increase for the time of year and a slowdown from a strong rise of 1.7% in the previous four weeks. Colleen Babcock, Rightmove's head of partner marketing, said the March 31 end of the temporary tax break - for buyers in England and Northern Ireland of cheaper homes and for first-time buyers - was having an impact.
Argentine lawyers accuse President Milei of fraud over cryptocurrency promotion
Argentine lawyers filed fraud complaints against President Javier Milei in criminal court on Sunday for promoting a cryptocurrency on his social media, one of the lawyers told The Associated Press. On Friday, Milei posted on X about $LIBRA, a coin that he said was aimed at “encouraging economic growth by funding small businesses and startups.” The coin, developed by KIP Protocol and Hayden Davis, could be obtained by accessing a link that directed users to a website called vivalalibertadproject.com, referring to the well-known phrase with which Milei closes speeches and messages on his social media.
‘Trump trades’ like the dollar and bitcoin are stalling, while Chinese stocks are racing ahead
President Trump has been back in the White House for less than a month. Yet many of the most popular “Trump trades” have already seen their momentum wane, while Chinese and European stocks — which had struggled in the aftermath of his electoral victory — are racing ahead.
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History has taught us it’s possible for the economy to flourish and the stock market to rise despite emerging headwinds.
Xi Jinping set to host top Chinese CEOs amid economic push
The gathering could reassure global investors that “another crackdown is not around the corner,” one analyst said.
Argentina’s Milei backtracks after promoting crypto coin as means to boost economy
The cryptocurrency token, which had the same name as Javier Milei’s political party, rapidly rose in value Friday before cratering, drawing opposition ire.
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DeepSeek drives $1.3 trillion China stock rally as funds pile in
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