Money and Finance
- Corruption Threatens China’s Future – By Edward Chancellor
Widespread corruption at the local government level remains a threat to China’s economic development. If stories are to be believed, Chongqing’s disgraced party boss Bo Xilai even used an anti-corruption drive to put the squeeze on local business...
- Gmo: Something's Fishy In China
A wide gulf separates the two most prominent views regarding China’s future. Faced with slowing economic growth, one side says its leaders will deftly navigate a soft landing, while the other claims it will face an implosion similar to those that befell...
- China 2012: The Year Of The Bull (rogers) Or The Bear (chanos)? - By Janet Tavakoli
When I think of a China bull and a China bear, I think of the legendary dueling Jims: Jim Rogers and Jim Chanos. In response to investors bearish on China, Jim Rogers famously said: “I find it interesting that people who couldn’t spell China 10 years...
- China's Epic Hangover Begins - By Ambrose Evans-pritchard
Found via Mish.China's credit bubble has finally popped. The property market is swinging wildly from boom to bust, the cautionary exhibit of a BRIC's dream that is at last coming down to earth with a thud. It is hard to obtain good data in China,...
- Gmo Whitepaper: Between Errors Of Optimism And Pessimism – Observations On The Real Estate Cycle In The United States And China - By Edward Chancellor
US housing has been through a prolonged slump, while China’s real estate market has been booming. Many people believe these trends will continue for a while. In fact, property is the most cyclical of assets. After five years of decline, the US real...
Money and Finance
Is China's housing bubble about to burst?
In China, house prices in most cities have fallen as government policies aimed at cooling the property market start to take effect, prompting fears from some economists that the house price bubble is bursting.
Martin Patience reports from Beijing where he speaks to Hu Jin Hui, head of one of the biggest real estate agents in China and Dylan Grice, Research Analyst at Societe Generale analyses what it could mean for China's economy.
Martin Patience reports from Beijing where he speaks to Hu Jin Hui, head of one of the biggest real estate agents in China and Dylan Grice, Research Analyst at Societe Generale analyses what it could mean for China's economy.
- Corruption Threatens China’s Future – By Edward Chancellor
Widespread corruption at the local government level remains a threat to China’s economic development. If stories are to be believed, Chongqing’s disgraced party boss Bo Xilai even used an anti-corruption drive to put the squeeze on local business...
- Gmo: Something's Fishy In China
A wide gulf separates the two most prominent views regarding China’s future. Faced with slowing economic growth, one side says its leaders will deftly navigate a soft landing, while the other claims it will face an implosion similar to those that befell...
- China 2012: The Year Of The Bull (rogers) Or The Bear (chanos)? - By Janet Tavakoli
When I think of a China bull and a China bear, I think of the legendary dueling Jims: Jim Rogers and Jim Chanos. In response to investors bearish on China, Jim Rogers famously said: “I find it interesting that people who couldn’t spell China 10 years...
- China's Epic Hangover Begins - By Ambrose Evans-pritchard
Found via Mish.China's credit bubble has finally popped. The property market is swinging wildly from boom to bust, the cautionary exhibit of a BRIC's dream that is at last coming down to earth with a thud. It is hard to obtain good data in China,...
- Gmo Whitepaper: Between Errors Of Optimism And Pessimism – Observations On The Real Estate Cycle In The United States And China - By Edward Chancellor
US housing has been through a prolonged slump, while China’s real estate market has been booming. Many people believe these trends will continue for a while. In fact, property is the most cyclical of assets. After five years of decline, the US real...