Renminbi Series: Next phase in China crisis about to begin
Nov 30, 2016 08:42 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The biggest threat to theglobal economy is China, thesituation where could worsen with the return of inflation in the United States and other parts of the world. According to Morgan Stanley, the debt level in China rose to...
Worrisome Signs Series: China’s trade balance
Nov 08, 2016 10:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Today, Chinese trade balance data got published and it was a relatively weak one. Weak enough to spark concerns with regard to not just the Chinese economy but global economy as well. Chinese trade balance came at...
China at risk of losing AA-status on uncontrolled credit growth, warns S&P
Oct 20, 2016 13:37 pm UTC| Commentary
US-based ratings agency, SP Global Ratings in a report released last week warned that China is at a risk of losing its AA-status if it doesnt rein in its debt-fueled economic growth. SPs has slashed Chinas outlook to...
IMF warns on dangerous pace of credit growth in China
Oct 05, 2016 15:34 pm UTC| Commentary
In an update to its World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund warned that Chinas dependence on debt is growing at a dangerous pace and called for authorities to act to head off a brewing crisis in...
China external debt posts first quarterly rise since Q2 2015, indicates easing capital outflows
Sep 28, 2016 07:00 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Chinas external debt posted the first quarterly rise during the second quarter of this year, since the same period a year ago, suggesting that the Chinese corporates have gone through the most painful period of external...
Chart of the Day: China's shifting bubble
Aug 03, 2016 14:53 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
This nice chart from Tom Orlik, chief Asia economist, Bloomberg shows how the great ball of money is moving through Chinese assets. At first there was housing boom that shifted to stock, from there to bonds, then to...
China’s industrial profits rise in June on support from government spending
Jul 27, 2016 05:21 am UTC| Commentary
Industrial profits in China rose at the fastest pace during the month of June, buoyed by strong support from government spending in the corporate sector though uneven growth and soft investment pose risks in the near...
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