Mexico Economy Stalls, Bolstering March Rate Cut Forecasts

Output expanded 0.1% in fourth quarter from previous quarter Mexico has held out against region rate-cutting trend Mexico’s economy barely grew in the fourth quarter, bolstering the chances that the central bank will join the regional trend for interest rate cuts as...

China ‘Quant Quake’ Resembles 2007 US Meltdown, Man Group Says

China quant funds have drawn regulatory scrutiny recently China’s CSI 300 index reached five-year low earlier this month China’s equity rout a few weeks ago was exacerbated by quantitative funds stampeding to exit positions, akin to a 2007 episode in the US when such...

China Freezes Accounts of Quant Fund After It Dumped Stocks

Ningbo Lingjun sold $360 million of stocks withn a minute The selling is deemed ‘abnormal’ behavior by exchanges China’s two main stock exchanges froze the accounts of a major quantitative hedge fund for three days after the money manager dumped 2.57 billion yuan...