One of the reasons financial markets went out of control, is because president Xi Jinping is mostly focused on politics and geopolitical ambitions, says political analyst Arthur Kroeber in the Washington Post. Read More →
China´s central bank decided on Tuesday evening to step in with a few minor measures. Too little, too late to have any effect on the stock markets, tells business analyst Shaun Rein in Money Control. But since the real economy is doing pretty well, he sees little reason for real worry.Read More →
The devaluation of the yuan was right, argues economist Arthur Kroeber, according to the Washington Post. But the timing was most unfortunately, leading to the – wrong – conclusion the central government was taking panic measures.Read More →
Some see the devaluation of the yuan as a panic measure by the Chinese government to reignite growth, but market analyst Ben Cavender tells the Guardian why the depreciation is mainly market driven, making the yuan freer from the US dollar peg.Read More →
Economist Arthur Kroeber spells out three worries for China in the Business Standard. The stock market, short-term growth and long-term growth and reform. Here is his first worry. Damage to the economy seems limited.
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Much noise has been produced in the past year on how state-owned companies might or might not reform. Political analyst Victor Shih, author of Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation does not see that much genuine reform, he tells the China Economic Review. Read More →
China´s increased economic power, through BRICS´ alliances and the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, have been looked upon with anxiety by especially American analyst. We should not look at those steps as an evil movement, argues financial analyst Sara Hsu in the Diplomat.Read More →
After decades of stellar growth in China, some analysts have start to suggest India might actually overtake as the global economic wonder. Business analyst Shaun Rein is not on their side, he tells in CNBC, and explains why China might outperform India also in the future. What is his take on India?Read More →
For centuries the world has been hoping China would become a buyer of (their) consumption products. Now this has been the official line of the central government and financial analyst Sara Hsu looks how successful the push has been from investment to consumption in the Diplomat. Good jobs are key, she argues.Read More →
China´s much needed anti-corruption drive has now put the country into a lock-down mode, and new projects have halted, tells business analyst Shaun Rein at CNBC. The cut in the reserve ratio ratio (RRR) this weekend is one way for a kickstart, although nobody know what will really work.Read More →
It has become fast the new jargon, China´s “new normal”, an economic growth on a lower level. But a fast-dropping export could still hurt the country´s economy severely, warns financial analyst Sara Hsu in the Diplomat. If it realizes its restructuring agenda, that might change, but that is still an “if”.Read More →
China´s economy entered a downward trend in February. And while a lower economic growth might still be alright, the real danger lies in a weaker labor market and pressure on social stability, says business analyst Shaun Rein in the Voice of America.Read More →