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Sale of Century Place in Shanghai: The Golden Age of China’s Real Estate Market is Gone
People’s Daily published an article on the fact that [Hong Kong Billionaire] Li Ka-shing, the owner of Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited, recently sold Century Place in Shanghai. The article said that the sale is an indication that China’s real estate market is slowing down and facing slower or declining growth. The report indicated that the highest bid for Century Place was currently running at 20 trillion yuan (US$3.22 trillion). Cheung Kong Property acquired Century Place 11 years ago for 12,000 yuan (US$1,932) per square meter. It is expected to sell for over 70,000 yuan (US$11,272) per square meter. The report stated that if the sale goes through, it will be Li Ka-shing’s 6th property sale in the past two years. In the same period, Li he has not made any new acquisitions.
Source: People’s Daily, August 1, 2015
http://house.people.com.cn/n/2015/0801/c164220-27395200.html
China Significantly Increased Its Gold Reserves for the First Time in Six Years
70 Percent of Investors Suffered Losses in the Stock Market Crash
Southern Metropolis Daily published the results of a survey in which individual investors in the stock market in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province were asked to respond. The survey closed on July 21, 2015. Of the 1,006 participants, about 70 percent suffered losses, 20 percent had gains, and 10 percent had neither gains nor losses. As to the extent of losses, over 40 percent of respondents said they lost over 30 percent of their investment.
The Stock Market Crash ‘Destroyed’ 600,000 Members of the Middle Class
On July 17, 2015, China Business Journal published an article titled, “The Stock Market Crash Has ‘Destroyed’ 600,000 Members of the Middle Class.” Since June of 2015, a total value of ten trillion Chinese yuan has evaporated as a result of the stock market crash in China. Forbes once predicted that the Chinese middle class would number over 14 million people. If 500,000 to 600,000 members of the Chinese middle class have disappeared as a result of the stock crash, 3 percent of the Chinese middle class has disappeared.
Source: China Business Journal, July 17, 2015
http://news.cb.com.cn/html/economy_9_26382_1.html
China’s Automobile Market Declined in June
China’s SEC Cracks Down on Improper Disclosure of Information
On July 15, 2015, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced that it was investigating 10 cases that involved improper disclosure of information. The effort was the fifth if the CSRC’s 2015 campaign to crack down on illegal activities in stock trading.
The Beijing News: Chinese Police Take Action against Malicious Short Sellers
On July 14, 2015, The Beijing News published an article on new findings from a recent investigation on “Malicious” short selling of A-shares (Chinese domestic stocks).
On July 9, 2015, Vice Minister of China’s Public Security Meng Qingfeng entered China Securities Regulatory Commission with a police team in order to look for “malicious” short sellers. On July 12, 2015, the Ministry of Public Security in conjunction with the China Securities Regulatory Commission discovered some clues leading to the crimes of “malicious” short selling of stocks and indexes. Some trading companies have been involved in manipulating securities and futures exchanges. China’s Public Security Ministry and the China Securities Regulatory Commission will take action against “hostile short sellers.”
Source: The Beijing News, July 14, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/finance/2015/07/14/370518.html