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The growing use of factor index data in the portfolio construction process and the continual increases in the size of assets tracking these indexes serve to emphasize the success of factor investing.While Quality and Momentum have done well globally, they have been especially successful in helping drive the performance of stock markets in the US and China.Factor investing has become increasingly common in China's equity markets - the world's second-largest, behind only the United States, with a total market capitalization of over USD 10 trillion.

The world’s biggest exchange-traded fund is losing cash at a faster pace than any of its peers as investors seek lower fees amid a wave of cost cutting.

The amount of cash cycling through one of the world’s largest exchange-traded funds is turning heads across Wall Street.

Tariffs and sanctions haven't yet hampered Chinese corporate bond markets too much.Because US-China tensions may escalate in the run-up to the US elections on November 3, we think caution is warranted.Investors should also make case-by-case assessments when looking at the potential vulnerabilities of Chinese banks and SOEs, in our view.

China September Caixin Services PMI came in at 54.8 to top both the consensus mark of 54.3 and the 54.0 reading for August.Services PMI has now increased for five straight

This article will cover four key macroeconomic themes for year-end 2020.These themes are the Treasury market, oil prices, US dollar foreign exchange rates, and China's economy.I believe these forces will determine the direction of the global stock markets.That is, higher Treasury yields, lower oil prices, stronger USD, and weakening of China's economy will push global stock indexes lower.