In a Switch, China Triples the Tax on Stock Trades
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The move was aimed at braking what many inside and outside China now see as a stock market bubble.
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The trade surplus surged to $26.9 billion, potentially heightening tensions with the U.S. and increasing pressure on Beijing to allow its currency to appreciate.
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Chinese regulators shifted into damage control, denying rumors of plans for a 20 percent capital gains tax on stock investments as share prices recovered modestly Wednesday following their worst plunge in a decade.
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But Chinaâs move to cool its heated stock market limited Wall Streetâs broader advance and raised concern about a global equity sell-off.
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China's trade surplus hit a record in  July for the third month in a row, reinforcing the case for a  stronger yuan to address policy makers' growing concerns about  the country's economic imbalances.
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Investor's Business Daily - Chinese officials on Wednesday debated a plan that gives China&#39;s State Council the power to cut or cancel its tax on bank deposit interest. The 20% tax was imposed in November 1999 to boost spending after the Asian financial crisis.
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To many investors and analysts, the massive sell-off Tuesday was just the latest indication that share prices in China have been defying expectations.
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China's government trebles the stamp duty on the trading of shares - a move seen as a bid to cool its overheated stock market.
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Todayâs sell-off, one of the biggest in years, followed the governmentâs move last week to impose higher taxes on stock trades.
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Alibaba.com, operator of China's largest online trading site for companies, almost tripled on its first day of trading after its initial public offering in Hong Kong, making the stock four times more expensive than Google relative to earnings.
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Many foreign firms investing in China are to lose tax benefits under reforms proposed by the government.
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China's yuan shows its biggest post-revaluation rise against the dollar as the central bank signals a shift in its policy.
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Beijing tax increase initially sent markets lower.
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China now leads the world in the number of publicly traded companies with market values of more than $200 billion, but this is not necessarily good news for investors.
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China's mutual fund industry nearly quadrupled in 2007 as millions of investors rushed to convert their bank deposits for higher returns in the stock market, state media said Thursday.
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ChinaÂs trade surplus with the world ballooned last month to $18.8 billion as exports soared, according to preliminary customs figures.
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The politically sensitive Chinese trade surplus surged to a record $26.9 billion in June, potentially heightening tensions with the United States.