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Ng Han Guan | AP Investors wait for the start of the afternoon trading at a brokerage in Beijing, China, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Global stock benchmark provider MSCI has made a long-awaited decision to add mainland China-listed shares to its widely followed stock indexes. After years of waiting, MSCI …

The reality on the ground today, however, is that the situation is more nuanced and much improved. Particularly in Beijing and Shanghai, occupational markets in the commercial market are buoyant and investment liquidity is high. According to CBRE, 2016 saw commercial real estate transaction volumes in China surge by 85 …

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robert Kaplan, president of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. With yields on U.S. 10-year Treasuries as low as they are, the Federal Reserve needs to be careful about raising U.S. interest rates further, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on …

Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The plot of land that the Murray Road multi-story car park stood on in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, was sold for $3 billion earlier this year. Underscoring the heated market, Hong Kong took the No 1 spot globally for car …

Lucas Jackson | Reuters A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., March 22, 2017. Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell: Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill dropped more than 2 percent in …

Last year, MSCI rejected the A shares because of limitations on how much foreign investors can withdraw and a requirement for pre-approval from Chinese authorities for direct foreign investment in A shares. Those restrictions still exist, but major U.S. asset managers have since expanded in China despite them. “Ultimately, MSCI …

The average annualized total return for the S&P 500 index over the past 90 years is 9.8 percent. For 2017, in just under half a year, the S&P 500’s total return is 9.7 percent. Looking at these facts side by side, it might seem the market has been twice as …

Susana Gonzalez | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robert Kaplan, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Bankers Club Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico, on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. The Federal Reserve should be cautious about any further …

Kevin Hagen | Getty Images News | Getty Images Traders finish the day at the NYSE after markets took a sharp turn downward after news reports of former FBI Director James Comey’s interactions with President Trump on May 17, 2017. Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Finisar …

Technology shares are under pressure this month on concerns that valuations are out of control, but a new report suggests growth stocks like the tech group can still post strong long term returns from these levels. Even at a price-earnings ratio near 20 for growth stocks, history shows returns 10 …