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5/23/2012, 12:45 PM ET
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  • Monday 7:14 AM Chinese buyers for iron ore and coking coal are attempting to defer orders and defaulting on contracts, according to reports from traders, as the country is filled to the brim with the stuff and the nation's steel mills are cutting output amidst heavy overcapacity. (see also) [Global & FX, Commodities]
  • Monday 1:08 AM Premier Wen Jiabao's pledge on Chinese growth "will be a support for the market when we see clear signs of it," says portfolio manager Shintaro Takeuchi. In the meantime, speculation about increased stimulus is providing only a modest boost to stocks as eurozone concerns continue. Japan +0.4%. Hong Kong -0.2%. China +0.3%. India +0.5%. [Global & FX]
  • Friday 8:41 AM The typical pattern of China building up metals inventories in Q1 and using up through the rest of the year isn't holding as the piles keep growing larger, with granaries and car parks taking the excess from brimming warehouses. The stationary cargo trains at Qingdao port are tell a different story than still-decent PMI reports. [Global & FX, Commodities]
  • Friday 7:07 AM "It's like a contagious disease that will spread," says an executive with the Chinese Auto Dealers Association of car inventories that risen to more than 45 days of sales - typically a level at which dealers being "debilitating" price cuts. Total sales declined 1.3% in the January-April period, the worst showing since 1998. [Global & FX]
  • Friday 3:33 AM China's Q2 GDP could slow to 7.5% because of property sector curbs and dampened external demand, according to the State Information Center, a Chinese government think-tank. That would be in-line with China's official target of 7.5% for the year, but would raise concerns about the sustainability of China's job creation. [Global & FX]
ETF Stats
  • Expense Ratio: 0.72%
  • Average Bid Ask Ratio: 0.03%
  • Tracking Error: 2.94%
  • Concentration Risk: 15.76%
  • Capital Gains Dist. %: 0.00%
  • Number of Securities: 25
  • Dividend Amount: $0.079464
  • Dividend Date: 12/19/2011
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FXI Description
The iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE China 25 Index.
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Country: China
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