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Arjun Neil Alim

Asia Markets Correspondent

Arjun Neil Alim is the FT's Asia markets correspondent, based in Hong Kong. He previously covered German industry in Frankfurt and asset management in London. Arjun joined the FT as a reporter in Beijing. He speaks English, French, German and Mandarin.
Email Arjun Neil Alim @arjunneilalim  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Friday, 11 October, 2024
    Chinese equities
    ‘Cutting leeks’: Beijing sparks a retail stock trading frenzy

    Small investors have piled into Chinese equity markets but many have already been burnt by wild price swings

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    An investor looks at a screen showing stock market movements at a securities company in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Chinese equities
    Chinese stocks inch higher ahead of finance minister’s briefing

    CSI 300 rises 1% as central bank launches lending facility to stabilise market

    The Bund Bull statue in Shanghai, China, is prominently displayed with a backdrop of historic buildings. The scene includes blurred motion of passing vehicles
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    ExplainerChinese economy
    As Chinese stocks slide, should investors bet on a Beijing bazooka?

    Expectations of fiscal stimulus stoked a market rally that fizzled out this week

    The financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, China, is visible through a circular hole on a bridge. The scene includes the Oriental Pearl Tower and other skyscrapers
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    Chinese equities
    Chinese stocks tumble as Beijing tries to shore up confidence in economy

    Investors turn to finance ministry briefing on Saturday in hope of more fiscal stimulus

    A montage of the Shanghai skyline and a column chart going down
  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
    Chinese equities
    Chinese stock rally cools after Beijing holds off on fiscal stimulus

    Investor disappointment with lack of detailed plans limits gains in CSI 300 and triggers sharp sell-off in Hong Kong

    A security guard stands guard on the Bund with the backdrop of the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai
  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    Maldives
    India bails out Maldives after president softens tilt towards China

    $760mn currency swap lines cement New Delhi ties despite efforts to tilt archipelago towards Beijing

    The two leaders walking away from an entrance flanked by their nations’ flags
  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    Chinese equities
    Goldman raises China stocks forecast after Beijing’s stimulus pledge

    Investment bank says equity valuations remain low as market prepares to reopen following buying frenzy

    Line chart showing China’s CSI 300 index from 2020 to 2024
  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    Renminbi
    Beijing tightens grip on renminbi after stimulus rally

    Stronger currency is challenging China’s exchange rate management with US election looming

    Chinese 100 renminbi banknotes are spread out, each displaying the portrait of Mao Zedong
  • Sunday, 6 October, 2024
    Global Economy
    How fast is US inflation falling?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s foreign investors hope stimulus will end ‘deep winter’

    International backers of Chinese equities want package to be accompanied by fiscal spending and reforms

    A bull statue in front of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange building
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    Chinese equities
    Chinese stocks surge 8.5% in best day since 2008

    Investors bet that rally which began with Beijing’s stimulus package has further to run

    Shanghai skyline with a rising bar chart in the background.
  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    Chinese equities
    Chinese stocks post best week since 2008 after stimulus blitz

    Beijing’s pledge to support capital markets and economic growth targets also helps lift European stocks and metals prices

    A montage of Chinese president Xi Jinping and the emblem of the People’s Republic of China
  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China’s bumper stimulus leaves consumers wanting more

    Struggling homeowners highlight Beijing’s challenge in reigniting consumer confidence

  • Thursday, 26 September, 2024
    Chinese politics & policy
    China lifts markets with promise of more support for economy

    Chinese and European shares buoyed as politburo promises to drive investment

    Xi Jinping waves in front of a red backdrop and a Chinese Communist party flag with a yellow hammer and sickle
  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
    Chinese economy
    Will China’s $100bn war chest for shares lift the real economy?

    Investors welcome ‘unprecedented’ central bank loans to try to boost markets but analysts say fiscal stimulus is needed

    A man walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China in Beijing
  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China unleashes stimulus blitz to lift growth

    Central bank cuts benchmark rate and unveils support for property and stock markets to boost demand

    People walk past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China in Beijing.
  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
    Foreign exchange
    Foreigners are piling into China’s free money trade. How long can it last?

    CD players

  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka swears in leftist election winner as president amid concerns over IMF deal

    Anura Kumara Dissanayake pledges to ‘heed the best advice’ after years of economic mismanagement

    Anura Kumara Dissanayaka stands at a podium during his swearing-in ceremony in Colombo. He is flanked by military officials in uniform, with Sri Lankan flags in the background.
  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    InterviewThe CEO
    The chemicals boss standing up to Germany’s far right

    Evonik chief Christian Kullmann pulls no punches when it comes to the AfD

    Christian Kullmann at Evonik headquarters in Essen
  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    Equities
    S&P 500 closes at record high after Fed makes jumbo cut to US interest rates

    Global stocks rally as investors bet that the central bank’s move will support US economic growth

    A screen displays stock information on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    Federal Reserve
    Fed cuts rates by half a point and signals era of easing has begun

    US central bank’s decision marks milestone in two-year fight against inflation

    Jay Powell speaks at a press conference in Washington. He stands at a podium with microphones, in front of US flags and Federal Reserve banners.
  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    Indian business & finance
    India overtakes China in world’s biggest investable stock benchmark

    Red-hot Indian equities propel country past China weighting in MSCI All-Country index

    A pedestrian stands outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai, looking up at the building and its electronic display board.
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    Yen
    Yen strengthens past ¥140 against dollar ahead of rate decisions

    Japanese currency rises as US Fed prepares to cut rates this week

    Pedestrians in central Tokyo
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    IPOs
    Hong Kong market still feeling the chill as aircon maker Midea floats

    $4bn secondary listing is exchange’s biggest offering since 2021 but does not signal a revival, say analysts

    Employees work on an air conditioner production line at a Midea factory in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Sovereign bonds
    Maldives hunts for bailout to avoid first Islamic sovereign debt default

    Bond price tumbles as investors fret archipelago nation will miss October payment

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