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Zhang Shidong
Senior Correspondent, Business
Zhang Shidong is based in Shanghai and reports on business for the Post. He joined the team in 2017, following stints covering China's stock market news for Bloomberg and at a local newspaper in Shanghai.
Zhang Shidong is based in Shanghai and reports on business for the Post. He joined the team in 2017, following stints covering China's stock market news for Bloomberg and at a local newspaper in Shanghai.
Areas of Expertise:
Stock markets, data miningLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin, Shanghai dialect
Hang Seng Index pares loss for the week after governor of China’s central bank signals more room for policy loosening.
Global sentiment for risk assets jumps after US President Donald Trump touts framework agreement on Greenland.
Signs emerge that the flare-up of geopolitical tensions could spill over to the financial markets.
Investors hold off on bets after reports show fourth-quarter growth decelerated and property prices continued to slide.
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Hang Seng Index drops as mainland China’s growth moderates in the fourth quarter and the US threatens Europe with new tariffs.
Last weekend, SHKP sold all 213 units on offer at the same project, underscoring that demand was returning to the market.
Already home to world’s largest power system, Beijing moves to lock in advantage through record investment.
Utility’s five-year plan to modernise grids and boost renewables lifts electricity equipment makers as AI demand drives energy growth.
Short-video platform to issue US dollar and yuan tranches with coupon rates of up to 4.75 per cent.
‘Investors should reduce their leverage levels to guard against the risk of volatility,’ BOC International’s Wang Jun says.
Tech companies on Shanghai, Shenzhen exchanges now trade nearly 40 per cent above the Nasdaq 100, boosting the appeal of going public.
‘Chinese assets’ appeal will further increase this year because of a sharpened focus on diversified investments,’ UBS’ Thomas Fang says.
History points to more gains as CSI 300 and Hang Seng Index surge during yuan appreciation cycles over the past decade.
While producer prices beat estimates and consumer prices rose, analyst says the readings must be interpreted cautiously.
Geopolitical events dent risk appetite amid lack of fresh catalysts, with data on China’s producer and consumer prices due on Friday.
Investment bank predicts the MSCI China Index of both yuan-traded stocks and Chinese firms trading in Hong Kong and the US to surge in 2026.
Beijing has banned exports of goods to Japan with potential military use, with the possibility of additional measures.
Investors also boost wagers that Beijing will ramp up policy support to prop up economic growth in 2026.
Gold and oil move in opposite directions as attack underscores gold’s haven value, fails to alter oil market’s supply glut.
‘Everyone is broadly constructive because earnings visibility still outweighs macro fear at this stage,’ analyst says.
CSRC reforms revive fundraising momentum with 115 firms generating US$18.3 billion across mainland China’s exchanges.
City’s benchmark Hang Seng Index ends 2025 up 28 per cent, while the CSI 300 Index of mainland stocks rises 18 per cent.
Hang Seng Index edges higher as Chinese yuan surpasses 7 against US dollar for first time since May 2023.
Sentiment swings between concerns over a weakening growth outlook and bets that Beijing will step up policy easing to prop up the economy.
Chinese shares surged in 2025 on a confidence-led re-rating – strategists now say the next leg in 2026 will hinge on an earnings uplift.
Asset restructuring aims to boost liquidity as mainland China developers face a prolonged property downturn.
GF Fund and E Fund have capped daily subscriptions at 10 yuan, while China Asset Management has stopped accepting new subscriptions.
The US investment bank, having correctly predicted the stock market gains this year, expects the bull run to continue, but at a slower pace.
Soft US inflation data strengthens the case for monetary easing as the Hang Seng Index gains for a third day.
