Chinese leveraged traders continue to unwind their bets on stocks, as unease over rising global bond yields and a lingering oil shock add uncertainty to the artificial intelligence trade. The outstanding balance of stocks bought with borrowed money dropped to 2.62 trillion yuan (US$390.1 billion) on Thursday after a brief rebound in August, according to data from China Securities Finance. That was 13 per cent below an all-time high of 3.01 trillion yuan set on June 25. Meanwhile, short positions...
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September 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Deleveraging clouds China’s AI trade as rising US Treasury yields, inflation fears persist
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