China: A Rolling Loan Gathers No Loss
“China: A Rolling Loan Gathers No Loss” – Kyle Bass Via HD Capital Partners Five years ago, China was viewed by many as both the world’s most resilient economy and its rising superpower. As the West...
View ArticleGMO International Active EAFE Strategy 4Q15 Letter: China appears to have...
GMO International Active EAFE Strategy commentary for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015. #cm-sign-up .cm-clear{clear:both}#cm-sign-up...
View ArticleChina’s Challenges In The Year Of The Monkey
China’s Challenges In The Year Of The Monkey by Anthony Chan, AllianceBernstein The run-up to China’s Year of the Monkey has hardly proved auspicious. How will policymakers handle the challenges ahead?...
View ArticleOFR Notes Redemptions And Warns Of Risk From Credit Hedge Funds
OFR Warns Of Risk From Credit Hedge Funds Since the start of 2016, prices of equities and other risky assets have declined markedly. The proximate cause is an escalation of investor concerns about...
View ArticleBrexit, Bank Stocks, Currency Wars: The Usual Suspects – Rothschild
Brexit, Bank Stocks, Currency Wars: The Usual Suspects by Rothschild Wealth Management Foreword Bank stocks are volatile at the best of times, and these are not the best of times. Recent losses and...
View ArticleChina Throws Open Its Bond Market
China Throws Open Its Bond Market by Hayden Briscoe, Alliance Bernstein China has reminded investors that there’s more to the country than worrisome economic indicators by announcing a significant step...
View ArticleChina’s High Debt Load & Volatility – Time To Check In On Markets
China’s High Debt Load & Volatility – Time To Check In On Markets by Robert Horrocks, PhD – Matthews Asia Oh, volatility! Having peaked in April of last year and swooned again by mid-year and at...
View ArticleChina Thermal Coal Consumption Slows, As India Sees Huge Growth
Thanks to a plateau in coal demand for power generation and a decline in coal demand for other purposes, China’s domestic consumption could remain virtually stagnant over the next five years, suggest...
View ArticleWill Common Ground Between The U.S. And China Strengthen Their Bond?
Will Common Ground Between The U.S. And China Strengthen Their Bond? by Knowledge@Wharton China’s transition from an export-led economy to one based on domestic consumption is a leading global economic...
View ArticleRon Muhlenkamp 1Q16 Letter: Negative Rates Would Do More Of What Low Rates Did
Ron Muhlenkamp’s letter to investors for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. In the spirit of our times, when trigger warnings abound, we should probably warn you now that what we’re about to...
View ArticleThese 5 Trends In China Will Change The Gold Market Forever
These 5 Trends In China Will Change The Gold Market Forever by Hard Assets Alliance Apple spent about five years developing the iPhone, which has changed the smartphone market forever. Until the...
View ArticleThe Titillating And Terrifying Collapse Of The US Dollar. Again.
The Titillating And Terrifying Collapse Of The US Dollar. Again. by Michael Pettis – China Financial Markets Foreign perceptions about the Chinese economy are far more volatile than the economy itself,...
View ArticleVerde April 2016 Commentary: Risks From China Are Back
Verde Asset Management commentary for the month ended April 30, 2016. The fund performed well in April with fixed income positions, and also in the book of coins, while the share of stocks had small...
View ArticleMatthews Asia May 2016 Country Updates: China, India, Japan, Korea &...
Matthews Asia May 2016 Country Updates: China, India, Japan, Korea & Southeast Asia China/Hong Kong In May, the MSCI China Index returned -0.61%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index returned -0.50% in...
View ArticleHere’s Why China “Hard-Landing” Worries Are Overblown
Here’s Why China “Hard-Landing” Worries Are Overblown by Mauldin Economics Although a number of well-known hedge fund managers such as Kyle Bass and George Soros have publicly stated they believe some...
View ArticleIs The Renminbi A Safe Haven?
Is The Renminbi A Safe Haven? Rasmus Fatum University of Alberta – Department of Marketing, Business Economics & Law Yohei Yamamoto Hitotsubashi University Guozhong Zhu University of Alberta –...
View ArticleForget Brexit, Watch China And The Renminbi
As the world’s attention has been fixed on Brexit and meltdown of the European financial system, China has been quietly devaluing its currency without causing too much turbulence in the financial...
View ArticleMetals, Crude, Unfazed by Presidents and Chinese Economy
Is it just us, or is everyone talking politics these days amidst the US conventions and upcoming election. While data journalists will tell you that it’s all relative when debating whether the economy...
View ArticleChris MacIntosh Talks With Worth Wray (Global Macro Strategist) – Part Deux
Chris MacIntosh Talks With Worth Wray (Global Macro Strategist) – Part Deux A great deal of human behavior is unmistakably genetic. Usain Bolt is clearly genetically disposed to outrunning drowsy...
View ArticleGMO – The Reserve: The Dollar, The Renminbi, And Status Of Reserve
The Reserve: The Dollar, The Renminbi, And Status Of Reserve by Amar Reganti, GMO Part I – The Dollar Ascendant When I was in elementary school, my family made regular trips to my parents’ birthplace...
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