Tag Archives: China

COTD: U.S. Job Killers, You Decide

Posted on January 11, 2017 by macromon

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China FX Reserves Fall Less Than Expected to $3.011 tn

Posted on January 8, 2017 by macromon

The FT reports, China’s foreign exchange reserves continued to fall in December, albeit at a slower rate than previous months, as the central bank announced a lower than expected drop in foreign exchange reserves for the month. Reserves fell by … Continue reading →

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Word of the Day: “Baofahu”

Posted on January 4, 2017 by macromon

“a Chinese term for people who have experienced an “explosion” of wealth but lack financial and cultural sophistication. Shanxi is a hotbed for such investors, many of whom got rich during the coal boom. “They just look at the yield,” … Continue reading →

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China’s Caixin service PMI rises to 17-month high

Posted on January 4, 2017 by macromon

The Caixin China Services PMI rose to 53.4 in December of 2016 from 53.1 in November while market expected 53.3. It was the fastest growth since July 2015, as new orders rose the most in 17 months and business expectations … Continue reading →

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QOTD: Easy To Be Bearish On China

Posted on January 4, 2017 by macromon

…it is easy to be “too pessimistic” about the Chinese economy. “Looking at macro stuff in China does that to people.  Things are much more optimistic at a micro level.”.   –  Jeffrey Towson, Peking Universtity  via FT (QOTD = Quote … Continue reading →

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China Pushing Back, Gold Spikes $10

Posted on December 16, 2016 by macromon

As we said a few days ago in our post,  Is Gold Finished, to get a new bull market jump started…a bull market sparked by geopolitical risks, which could increase markedly, in a scenario where, say,  the new President-elect tries … Continue reading →

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Nattie Fresh!

Posted on December 9, 2016 by macromon

Take a look at the chart below, which shows a series of CO2 emissions versus Natural Gas’ Share of Electric Power Consumption.    The increase demand for the “clean fossil fuel” versus  burning dirty coal to fire electric plants has … Continue reading →

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Who is most exposed to China slowdown? – FT

Posted on September 23, 2015 by macromon

The countries most exposed to China’s slowing economy are not necessarily those you’d expect. Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, global market strategist with JPMorgan Investment Bank, talks to the FT’s capital markets editor Dan McCrum about the banking, investment and trade links that … Continue reading →

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China’s capital flight explained – FT

Posted on September 12, 2015 by macromon

James Kynge, FT emerging markets editor, explains in 90 seconds how record capital outflows from China and tightening controls by Beijing are affecting companies and individuals. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video (click here if video … Continue reading →

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The Decline of Global Liquidity

Posted on September 1, 2015 by macromon

We are not writing much these days, but here’s a repost from last December that we got half right x/ pick up in global growth.  Add China to that list as they defend their exchange rate against massive capital outflows.  … Continue reading →

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