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Rising Yuan Shows China’s Economy Strengthening
Here are two reasons why the yuan is showing new strength. Insights via @CME Group: https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/…
What happened at the Chinese Communist Party’s major policy meeting, the fifth plenum?
The fifth plenum, China’s major policy meeting, took place behind closed doors in Beijing from October 26-29, 2020. The 200-member strong Central Committee, the top decision-making body of the ruling party, delivered a work report, a draft five-year plan and … Continue reading
The Taiwan Strait Getting Hot, Hot, Hot…2.0
China has released video of a simulated air strike on the U.S. territory of Guam after Under Secretary of State @KeithJKrach visited Taiwan. More @business: https://t.co/je6XM6CaBE pic.twitter.com/YntkbIIQRJ — Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) September 21, 2020 We originally posted the following in … Continue reading
Posted in China, Geopolitical, Geopolitics, Global Stock Performance, Uncategorized
Tagged China, H.R. McMaster, Montenegro, Taiwan
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China’s Industrial Output Plunges, GDP Headed For First Contraction On Record
China’s industrial output fell more than expected as the coronavirus shutdown factories, across the nation. Industrial output fell13.5% in January and February from a year earlier, versus a median estimate for a 3% contraction. Retail sales fell 20.5% in the … Continue reading
COTD: Coronavirus Risk To Manufacturing
The holiday is over, but few people are back in offices and factories…the effects of covid-19 will be like those of SARS in 2003: a sharp shock to Chinese growth, followed by a strong rebound. But SARS may not be a … Continue reading
Coronavirus: It’s The Second Derivative, Stupid!
Double yikes. Arrest this beast! Please! On a business trip meeting with many firms with huge exposure to China. Concern in their community definitely growing but still a bit clueless about the seriousness of the growing crisis. I give … Continue reading
The Global Supply & Demand Shock Of The Coronavirus
Our analysis of the impact of the Coronavirus is a work in progress and nobody knows the endgame. It is still the early days of the epidemic, and its dynamics will take time to understand. The scale of the impact … Continue reading
Posted in Black Swan Watch, China, Uncategorized
Tagged China, Coronavirus, Supply shock
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Coronavirus Spreading To Heart of China Manufacturing
BREAKING: Shantou, a city in Guangdong province with nearly 5.5 million people, will be put on total lockdown from midnight — BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) January 26, 2020 Coronavirus scare starting to hit big manufacturing cities and is definitely going to … Continue reading
COTD: China’s Social Credit Score System
COTD: Chart of the Day Background: The Social Credit System (Chinese: 社会信用体系; pinyin: shèhuì xìnyòng tǐxì) is a national reputation system being developed by the Chinese government. The program initiated regional trials in 2009, before launching a national pilot with eight credit scoring firms in 2014. In 2018, these … Continue reading
It’s Always About The Treasury Flows
We have looked at the central bank holdings — both the Fed and foreign central banks — of marketable Treasury bills, notes, and bonds over the past twenty years and were quite surprised by our findings. Our analysis may also … Continue reading
Posted in Bonds, China, Interest Rates, Japan, Uncategorized
Tagged Debt, Deficit, Market Debt, TIC, Treasury Flows
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