Tag Archives: China

The Case For Free Trade

Posted on May 11, 2019 by macromon

The Marxists and Socialists are winning the day, folks.   Apologies for the simpleton buzzwords but they are all the rage these days. The escalation of the trade war is bad, bad, bad news and could if we are not careful, … Continue reading →

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BFTP: Don’t Say You Weren’t Warned On China Deal

Posted on May 6, 2019 by macromon

BFTP = Blast From The Past CHINA SAID TO TELL U.S. SIDE WON'T CHANGE CHINESE LAW FOR DEAL — zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 6, 2019 China’s Pushback In Trade Talks Over Sovereignty Posted on February 12, 2019 Bingo! Note our comment from … Continue reading →

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Tweet el Xi and Tweet el Jung?

Posted on March 2, 2019 by macromon

We are a bit confused about last night’s POTUS tweet asking China to remove tariffs immediately on agricultural products.   We know the president is under tremendous pressure from farmers who are losing their arse and their farms in his trade … Continue reading →

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The Elusive China Trade Deal

Posted on February 16, 2019 by macromon

Forbes asks the $382 billion question this morning,  Is A China Trade Deal Slipping Away? President Trump and Chinese leaders are trying to put a positive spin on their marathon trade talks, but the fact is that there is little … Continue reading →

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China’s Pushback In Trade Talks Over Sovereignty

Posted on February 12, 2019 by macromon

Bingo! Note our comment from an earlier post this evening, Seriously, folks,  do you really think the Middle Kingdom, with all its history and past glory, after climbing back to global superpower status, is now going to cave and give … Continue reading →

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The Trade Cascade…

Posted on February 7, 2019 by macromon

The genius market pundits are/will attribute today’s modest decline to the following trade tape bomb from CNBC, Trump is ‘highly unlikely’ to meet Chinese President Xi before March trade deadline  – CNBC Sorry, the Dow was already down 250 points … Continue reading →

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Inside China’s High-Tech Dystopia – Bloomberg

Posted on January 28, 2019 by macromon

In part three of Hello World Shenzhen, Bloomberg Businessweek’s Ashlee Vance heads out into a city where you can’t use cash or credit cards, only your smartphone, where AI facial-recognition software instantly spots and tickets jaywalkers, and where at least … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – January 25

Posted on January 27, 2019 by macromon

Summary Modest gains for most risk markets last week Big rallies in Turkey and Mexico bond markets. Mexico inflation comes in better than expected Some weakness in lower-end of U.S. credit.  See our post on the corporate bond market. Euro … Continue reading →

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Inside China’s Future Factory

Posted on January 12, 2019 by macromon

Over the past 40 years, the fishing village of Shenzhen has been reborn as a futuristic metropolis bursting with factories. Bloomberg Businessweek’s Ashlee Vance travels to the heart of China’s tech revolution to witness this new reality firsthand, as part … Continue reading →

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Ten Good Weekend Reads

Posted on January 11, 2019 by macromon

  Volatility: how ‘algos’ changed the rhythm of the market – FT Shelter From the Storm in 2019, Barry Eichengreen – Project Syndicate Seoul bears bad news for the globe – Nikkei Asian Review As China’s economy gets the chills, … Continue reading →

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