

China's central bank and financial regulators announced a broad package of stimulus measures. Meanwhile, China is meeting with the United States this week in Switzerland for trade talks.

Chinese companies are being encouraged to return cash to shareholders - and are finding good reasons to do so. Regulators are encouraging companies to focus on shareholder returns, and changing macroeconomic conditions are making it easier for Chinese companies to pay dividends. Given the risks, we think an active investing approach is especially important when investing in high-dividend Chinese stocks.

China's stock market rally could be in its early stages, giving traders plenty of time to ride the momentum wave using leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs) like the Direxion Daily CSI 300 CHN A Share Bull 2X ETF (CHAU) and the Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X ETF (YINN).

Emerging markets continued to expand at a solid pace midway into the first quarter of 2024, supported by broad-based expansion across both manufacturing and service sectors.

These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

Wall Street was upbeat last week. The S&P 500 hit the 5,000-mark for the first time ever.

Confidence may be creeping back into China stocks again as investors could be sensing a bottom has finally taken place. If that's the case, short-term traders and long-term investors may want to give them a second look.

Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.