China's Slumping Domestic Demand Is Dragging Asia Down: Except JP, IN, VN
Despite a record RMB 9.59 trillion (US$1.39 trillion) increase in new TSF (total social financing) in January-April 2019 (a 34.7% faster pace than...
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Winners as Trade Is Diverted from China: Vietnam, Taiwan, SKorea, India, S'pore, Mexico
The US has raised tariffs on US$200 billion of imports from China to 25% (from 10% previously), and initiated the process of imposing similar...
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Trade War Returns, After a 4-Month Hiatus of Complacent Optimism
President Trump has threatened to raise the 10% tariffs on US$200bn of imports from China (imposed on 24 September 2018) to 25% by Friday (May...
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Why Is China Destroying Liquidity?
No evidence of major monetary easing by China PBoC (People’s Bank) actually withdrawing cash from money markets Broader liquidity measures show...
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Precipitous Deceleration Implies 2019 Is a Year of Stress, Despite Help from US$ Weakness
China has won the trade war so far, with China's exports to the US rising 11.3% YoY in 2018, while its imports from the US rose just 0.7% YoY. For...
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