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Strong Sales Expected At Upcoming Sotheby’s Hong Kong Auction Series
Amid a drop in property prices, lower economic growth rates and a crackdown on art importers in mainland China, the upcoming Sotheby's autumn auction series in Hong Kong will test the strength of Chinese demand for art, wine, watches and jewelry as both alternative investments and luxury goods in their own right. Read More
China Set To Topple India As World’s Largest Gold Market
Driven by a host of factors, including rising incomes, tradition, a more unpredictable overall economic environment and preference for portable assets, gold demand in China is expected to rise up to 30 percent this year, making it the world's largest gold market and toppling long-time leader India. Read More
China Set To Overtake India As Top Gold Market
A traditional investment and hedge against inflation, gold has been a popular investment option in China for centuries. Read More-
Art News: Sunflower Seeds Hit New York, Art Outperforms Stocks, Chinese Art In Tokyo
A roundup of news from the Chinese art world, where domestic collectors are expected to continue flocking to art as an investment amid rising inflation and a shaky property market in 2012. Read More -
Educating New Chinese Collectors A Cash Cow For Major Auction Houses
Although Hong Kong is clearly already a money-maker for auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's, over the past year these auction houses have sought to cultivate a broader collector base in emerging markets like mainland China via more educational offerings. Read More -
China’s First Gold-Dispensing ATM (Briefly) Hits Beijing
The current "gold rush" in China, which has only intensified as more inflation-spooked, investment-starved Chinese consumers have diversified away from cash holdings, has now entered its "fast food" phase. Read More -
Mainland Chinese “Tourist-Shoppers” Critical To Hong Kong Economy
Considering overnight tourists from mainland China spent on average HK$7,453 ($956) apiece on shopping on Hong Kong last year, it's clear why this group of visitors has become so important to the Hong Kong retail market (and global luxury brands with outposts there). Read More -
“Passion Funds” Turning Corner In Art, Wine-Mad China
So-called "passion funds," investment vehicles that specialize in luxury collectibles like art, fine wine, diamonds and rare musical instruments, at times met with a cool response in China in years past, but now they're once again catching on. Read More -
Will Art Financing Make Its Way To China’s New Collectors?
Not all of China's aspiring new collectors can afford to drop millions at auction on a Zeng Fanzhi painting, and in response to growing demand we've seen new art-focused financial services offer investors of more modest means a chance to get involved in the art world. Read More -
Trend Watch: Inflation Fueling Chinese Art Market
With the Sotheby's spring auctions set to kick off in just a few weeks, speculation is brewing on how large a presence mainland Chinese collectors will have, and how far above high estimates they'll push prices. Read More
