The latest Lloyds Private Banking survey has revealed an improvement in investor confidence in November as a result of increasing stability in China.
The monthly Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment index measures net investor sentiment towards an asset class, showing the difference between those with a positive and a negative outlook for the next six months. In recent weeks, policy interventions by the Chinese Central Bank, such as cutting interest rates and reducing banks' reserve requirement ratios, have pumped liquidity into the economy and improved stability in the country. According to the survey, this has helped improve investor confidence this month by four percentrage points, reaching an average of 11% across all...
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