Recognition celebrates companies with exceptional commitment to the 24-million strong Asian American consumer market.

Recognition celebrates companies with exceptional commitment to the 24-million strong Asian American consumer market.

Recognition celebrates companies with exceptional commitment to the 24-million strong Asian American consumer market.

Recognition celebrates companies with exceptional commitment to the 24-million strong Asian American consumer market.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) — Chinese brands are rapidly deepening their footprint in Latin America’s consumer market, with exports from China to the region reaching nearly US$300 billion in 2025, a seven per cent year-on-year increase, according to market intelligence company Euromonitor International. (US$1 = RM4.06) The Rise of Chinese Brands in Latin America …

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Investing.com-- Citi analysts have upgraded China’s consumer sector to "overweight," citing opportunities in the country’s shift toward domestic consumption-led growth amid U.S. trade tariffs, according to a recent research note. Citi analysts highlighted China’s economic transition from investment-driven expansion, with government stimulus expected to benefit consumer, internet, materials, and technology sectors. Citi added hotel chain Atour Lifestyle (NASDAQ:ATAT) to its top buy list as a domestic consumption play, replacing Haier, and downgraded transportation to "neutral" due to tariff-related freight risks. "Externally, China appears to be standing firm in response to US trade policy, but it also appears open to discussion," the analysts wrote, noting moderate stimulus measures such as consumption vouchers and monetary easing could bolster demand. Sectors like communication infrastructure, hardware, and solar are most vulnerable to U.S. tariffs, while banks, insurance, and utilities face lower exposure, according to Citi. Citi raised its Hang Seng Index target by 2% to 25,000 by end-2025, a 9.8% upside, citing inexpensive valuations. However, earnings cuts persist, with industrials and materials sectors seeing the sharpest downgrades, analysts added. Citi also flagged potential U.S. ADR delisting risks for Chinese firms in internet, consumer, and healthcare sectors, but noted that many already have Hong Kong listings as contingencies.

Investing.com -- China’s consumers could, in theory, absorb the blow of a collapse in exports to the United States, but only with much greater government support than policymakers currently appear willing to provide, according to analysts at Capital Economics. “Retail sales in China are more than ten times larger than the country’s exports to the U.S.,” the firm noted, suggesting that only a modest 4% rise in domestic goods consumption over two years would be needed to offset the likely RMB2 trillion hit from U.S. tariffs. However, “this would require policymakers to increase fiscal transfers to households well beyond what they have announced so far.” Retail sales rose 5.9% year-on-year in March, a 14-month high, but Capital Economics cautioned that the gain was “largely” due to a consumer goods trade-in scheme. “While it can have a big impact on the composition of consumption, it only increases households’ spending power by the amount of the subsidies themselves,” the firm said, adding that this year’s RMB300 billion in trade-in incentives amounts to just 0.2% of GDP. The firm noted that real income growth slipped in the first quarter, and without larger fiscal transfers, it sees little chance of a rebound. Lower household savings could provide another path to stronger consumption, but that would require “households to become more confident about their finances,” which may hinge on a recovery in home prices, according to Capital Economics. “If house prices remain under pressure and the trade war weighs on wider confidence, then it will be up to the government to convince households to reduce their precautionary saving,” the firm said. While further policy support remains possible, Capital Economics remains “sceptical that Chinese households will be given enough of a helping hand to allow their spending to fully offset the loss of U.S. demand.” Which stock should you buy in your very next trade? AI computing powers are changing the stock market. Investing.com's ProPicks AI includes 6 winning stock portfolios chosen by our advanced AI. In 2024 alone, ProPicks AI identified 2 stocks that surged over 150%, 4 additional stocks that leaped over 30%, and 3 more that climbed over 25%. Which stock will be the next to soar?

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