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Chinese stocks just hit 11-year highs - what does that mean for investors? | Morning Bid

Channel: Reuters Published: 2026-05-11 04:45
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Reuters Morning Bid says markets are shrugging off a worsening Middle East energy shock for now, helped by AI-led risk appetite, while China’s better-than-expected April trade and inflation data pushed Chinese stocks to 11-year highs and the yuan to a three-year high versus the dollar.

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Detailed summary

This Morning Bid segment opens with the dual backdrop of rising geopolitical and commodity तनाव: President Trump calls Iran’s response to U.S. peace proposals “totally unacceptable,” oil jumps again, and the hosts say the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut. They note Brent back above roughly $104-$105 and cite JPMorgan’s view that the economic pressure from higher energy prices may only really bite in June. Despite that, the hosts emphasize that the market continues to ignore the shock so far, with stocks still being propelled by the AI capex narrative. They then pivot to the week’s other major market driver: China. Over the weekend and into Monday, China posted stronger-than-expected export and import growth, while inflation data—especially producer prices—accelerated due to the oil shock. …

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Main takeaways

  1. The market is still trading through a major Middle East oil shock without a broad risk-off response.
  2. AI capex and semiconductor strength are overpowering negative macro and geopolitical headlines in equity markets.
  3. China’s stronger trade data and hotter inflation added to the move in Chinese stocks and the yuan.
  4. U.S. labor data remain resilient, delaying any obvious market pricing of energy-driven slowdown risk.
  5. UK political stress is visible in gilts, but the move is not clearly isolated from the global bond selloff.

Market read by horizon

Short term

Tactically, risk assets are still being carried by AI/tech momentum even as oil stays hot, so the immediate setup is a crowded ‘bad-news-is-good-news’ trade unless energy prices jump again or bond yields reprice sharply.

  • Brent crude remains elevated above $104-$105 as the Strait of Hormuz stays effectively shut, so near-term energy volatility is the main immediate risk.
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  • JPMorgan’s warning implies June could be the first month when higher energy costs begin to show up more clearly in the real economy.
  • Chinese stocks, the yuan, and South Korean chip shares are responding now to better China data and the AI trade, which may keep the risk-on bid alive in the very near term.
Mid term

Over the next few weeks, the critical test is whether the oil shock starts to show up in inflation and growth data; if it does, the current equity resilience should narrow or fade, but if AI capex remains dominant the market can keep rotating around the macro damage.

  • Over the next several weeks, the key question is whether the current oil shock finally starts to show up in inflation, corporate margins, air travel, and labor data.
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  • If the AI investment cycle continues to dominate equity leadership, the current disconnect between commodity stress and stock strength can persist.
  • China’s stronger exports/imports and firmer inflation could support the view that its market has room to extend, especially if trade tensions do not worsen ahead of Trump-Xi talks.
Long term

Structurally, the episode suggests markets may be in a regime where technology investment and liquidity-sensitive growth leadership can temporarily coexist with serious geopolitical supply shocks. If that persists, inflation and energy remain the latent constraint, but the tape may continue to price narrative strength before macro damage becomes visible.

  • The segment argues that markets may be entering a regime where AI investment can offset, at least for a time, substantial geopolitical and commodity shocks.
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  • Persistent energy disruption would eventually matter more through inflation and growth than through immediate equity repricing.
  • China’s market strength is framed less as a pure macro recovery story and more as part of a global technology/AI supply-chain bid.
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Key claims (9)

0:35
BULLISH Middle East oil shock Oil

Oil remains under pressure from the Iran situation because the Strait of Hormuz is effectively still shut, leaving no immediate relief in sight.

The hosts say the Strait of Hormuz is effectively shuttered and that there is little sign it will reopen soon.

0:45
BEARISH Inflation pass-through Oil

JPMorgan expects the economic pressure from higher energy prices to start showing up more meaningfully in June.

The hosts explicitly cite a JPMorgan note saying the inflation/growth impact will kick in in June.

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BULLISH AI capex versus macro shock

Equity markets are largely ignoring the oil shock for now because the AI capex narrative is dominating.

They repeatedly contrast the energy shock with booming AI-related stocks.

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Assets discussed (9)

Brent crude
BULLISH commodity

Oil prices are said to be back above about $104-$105 a barrel, up 4-5% again amid the Iran/Hormuz shock.

Oil
BULLISH commodity

Repeatedly described as jumping higher again due to the Iran situation and Strait of Hormuz risk.

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Speakers

HOST Amanda Cooper HOST Mike Dolan

Where this transcript pushes against consensus

  • The hosts imply the market has strong reasons to ignore the energy shock because AI is lifting stocks, but they do not show evidence that AI earnings or capex can offset an oil-driven inflation and growth hit at the macro level.
  • The suggestion that China’s better data and higher PPI are market-positive is plausible, but the transcript does not fully separate cyclical demand strength from one-off stockpiling and oil-driven inflation.
  • Their assessment that UK markets are not seriously troubled may be premature given how sensitive gilt pricing can be to political and fiscal headlines.
  • They mention a likely next Fed chair and possible Senate timing, but the transcript is vague on the actual policy implications and seems to assume continuity without substantiating it.

Topics

Middle East oil shockStrait of HormuzAI capexChinese stocksChina trade datayuanFederal Reserve leadershipUS payrollsUK politicsUK gilts

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