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Surprises in store…
February 3rd, 2016
The month of January has been a wake-up call for complacent equity investors. From the peaks of last year stock indices in the major markets have fallen 10-20%, give or take. On their own, these falls could be read ...
Could China’s Housing Bubble Bring Down the Global Economy?
January 21st, 2016
Who’s going to buy the tens of millions of empty flats held as investments? I’ve been writing a lot about China recently because it’s becoming increasingly clear that China’s economy is slowing and the authority’s “fixes” are not turning ...
Asia markets extend declines; Nikkei down 3.49%, Hang Seng drops 3.68%
January 20th, 2016
Asian stocks tumbled Wednesday, with major indexes declining by more than 1 percent each, as global sentiment remained low on concerns over economic growth, China and low oil prices. “The frailty in the Chinese growth remain the core problem ...
Asia stocks eke out gains in afternoon trade
January 19th, 2016
Asian equities bounced back in afternoon trade after having a mixed but volatile reaction to a slew of key Chinese data that were mostly in line with expectations. Chinese stocks jumped in late trade, with the Shanghai composite up ...
Asia markets close mostly down; Japan, Australia near bear markets
January 18th, 2016
Markets in Asia closed mostly lower Monday, on the back of another Wall Street sell-off Friday. Major indexes in Australia and Japan were nearing bear market territory, down over 18 percent from their 52-week highs. Down Under, the Australian ...
Multipolarity: The Next Step After Globalization?
January 14th, 2016
The world economy during the last few decades has experienced “globalization,” a broad and admittedly vague term which refers among other factors to a rise in the ratio of world exports to world GDP, as well as the pattern ...
Gold in 2016
January 8th, 2016
Advance signs of a global slump in economic activity emerged in 2015. Furthermore, the dollar’s strength, coupled with widening credit spreads confirms a global tendency for dollar-denominated debt to contract. These developments typically precede an economic and financial crisis ...
China central bank sees economic growth slowing to 6.8 percent in 2016
December 16th, 2015
China’s annual economic growth is likely to slow to 6.8 percent next year from an expected 6.9 percent this year, the People’s Bank of China said in a working paper published on Wednesday. The world’s second-largest economy still faces ...
Asian stock markets end lower; economic data in focus
December 9th, 2015
Asian equities ended lower on Wednesday as major markets such as Japan and China released economic data. Oil prices also ticked up during Asian trading session after closing near six-year lows overnight. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were ...
Asian stocks at three-week lows on oil drop; Fed eyed
December 8th, 2015
Asian stocks hit three-week lows on Tuesday as a rout in oil prices knocked energy company shares lower and many investors moved to the sidelines ahead of next week’s meeting where the Federal Reserve is expected to raise U.S. ...
