China

Aberdeen's Hugh Young has said a China slowdown will be "beneficial" to the global economy, after manufacturing growth dropped to its lowest level in over two years.

Nervous markets were further soothed yesterday as Greek MPs passed a law to implement strict austerity measures in a second round of voting.

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Anthony Bolton, veteran investor and manager of Fidelity's £635m China Special Situations investment trust, has tipped the long-running bull market in gold to continue amid ongoing economic woes across the globe.

Professor Shujie Yao, professor of economics and head of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham, explains how the sharp end of Chinese speculation could impact on UK investors.

Luke Hickmore, investment director, fixed income at SWIP, discusses why investors in credit will enjoy good returns this year.

The FTSE 100 jumped 1.5% this morning, reversing the losses of yesterday afternoon's session.

Henderson's director of pan-Asian equities manager continues to back China, despite recent headwinds, in view inflation is manageable.

Paulson fund loses $500m on Sino stake Veteran hedge fund investor John Paulson has lost $500m through selling his entire holding in Sino Forest, a Chinese forestry company fighting fraud allegations, the FT reports.