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When it comes to getting electric vehicles (EV) exposure, the most recognized name within domestic borders is certainly Tesla. However, BYD Company is a name that more investors should be familiar with, and one of the top ETFs with exposure to BYD is the Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (BATT).
It may not have been on your investment bingo card, but one of the surprising outperforming investment themes this year has been clean energy. One catalyst has been the growing electricity demands related to the rise of AI.
One of the top themes year-to-date has been China-focused technology ETFs. China technology stocks have surged on AI enthusiasm related to China startup DeepSeek's AI model launch.
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.
The latest figures published by the People's Bank of China show that credit and liquidity are stalling as demand for new loans declines. Deteriorating confidence in China's prospects explains why households prefer paying down debts while companies borrow less.
Data came in generally in line or slightly weaker than forecasts, as weak confidence continued to depress investment and consumption. New home prices fell by -0.65% MoM in July, compared to a -0.67% MoM drop in June.
The People's Bank of China kept the one-year medium-term lending facility rate unchanged at 2.5% today, in line with market expectations. We believe that in conjunction with today's data releases and the start of rate cuts in other central banks such as the European Central Bank and Bank of Canada, the odds of a PBoC rate cut in the coming months have risen.
Back in May, sitting U.S. President Joe Biden announced he would be quadrupling tariffs on Chinese solar imports among other technologies and commodities like electric vehicles, batteries and steel. The move signals an increasingly cooling relationship between the world's first and second largest economies but has also underlined a group of Chinese solar stocks to sell.