Category Archives: China

Problems in China’s Financial Sector Escalate

Posted on September 27, 2011 by macromon

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Disintermediation in China’s Banking System

Posted on September 26, 2011 by macromon

The consequences of negative real interest rates and financial repression.   We know how this story ends.   Keep this one on your radar. (click here if video is not observable)

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Each U.S Citizen Owes $3,719 to China and $475 to Russia

Posted on September 24, 2011 by macromon

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Look east, young man, at the “64 million empty apartments”

Posted on September 24, 2011 by macromon

In the context of Jeremy Grantham’s warning that this is no market for young men, coupled with this week’s collapse in copper, oil, and the Hang Seng, we wonder if the realization and fallout from China’s ghost cities is  really … Continue reading →

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Watch the Hang Seng

Posted on September 21, 2011 by macromon

We’ve posted many times on this blog about how the Hang Seng Index is one of our indicators species for global risk appetite.  The index usually leads global markets on the downside and turns up before most. While all eyes … Continue reading →

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Angry Birds in China

Posted on September 16, 2011 by macromon

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What’s Up With Micron (MU)?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by macromon

The price and volume, that’s what’s up, and not insignificantly.   We are in and out of this stock and it really caught our eye on Friday as the market was down big,  MU was up almost 2 percent with volume … Continue reading →

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PBOC Adviser Urges Central Bank to Diversify Reserves

Posted on August 10, 2011 by macromon

We find this Bloomberg piece very interesting.  Maybe this is where some of the panic buying in gold is coming from.  We’ve been pounding the table on this trade.  See here and here. Bloomberg writes, China should urgently assess risks … Continue reading →

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What’s Keeping Risk Managers Up at Night

Posted on August 1, 2011 by macromon

The latest Bubble Risk Bulletin from the Society of Actuaries is well worth your time.  It focuses on China’s inflation rate and the risk of a hard landing. As risk managers, actuaries consider China’s inflation a serious emerging risk. Underscoring … Continue reading →

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Apple’s No Debt Ceiling Leads Market Higher

Posted on July 25, 2011 by macromon

Apple is doing the heavy lifting leading the market off its opening lows.   It appears the market is repricing Apple to a “permanently higher plateau.”   Yikes!  Careful there, Mr. Fisher! Seriously, we read lots of reports over the weekend about … Continue reading →

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