The Appeal Of Easy Fixes Despondent Americans eager to listen to demagogues WASHINGTON – There is great appeal in fundamental beliefs that can be summarized in short sentences. The problem is...
End Of The US Recovery? The slow expansion has been going on for more than 74 months. How long before the next recession? WASHINGTON – Ultra-contrarian David Stockman (davidstockmanscontracorner.com) is warning us that the tepid economic recovery America has enjoyed so far,...
How Bad Is The Chinese Economy? While there is little transparency, what we know creates a scary picture WASHINGTON – There is no way to tell which way the Shanghai Stock Market is headed. However, it is...
End Of China Boom Caused Commodity Prices Collapse China's bubble was created by a Government-willed gigantic stimulus that fueled demand for commodities. Now it is all over WASHINGTONÂ – Global mining giant Anglo American just announced that it will downsize –in a dramatic way. It will cut...
China Is Not A Market Economy The Chinese Government intervened to prevent a stock market crash in order to avoid political fallout WASHINGTON – The Chinese government’s reaction to the recent Shanghai and Shenzhen stock market crashes and ensuing panic provides...
China Must Control The South China Sea – This Is An Obligation To The Ancestors Foreign Minister Wang Yi explains how the islands always belonged to China WASHINGTON – Finally we know what this whole business of Beijing grabbing islands in the South China Sea, while...
Hong Kong Legislative Council Votes Against China Surprise exit of pro-China members leads to defeat of new electoral law WASHINGTON – If there is one thing that the Chinese leaders do not like is bad surprises. And they...
China Exports Excess Capacity Below Cost US producers displaced by Chinese dumping WASHINGTON – In order to build strong defenses against the ill effects of the 2008 Great Recession China launched a...
While The US Protests, China Keeps Building Bases In The South China Sea There is no way that the US will risk a military confrontation in order to force China to give up its claims WASHINGTON – China decided that America is in a (probably irreversible) phase of global retreat. Whatever the rhetoric about...
Will The US Stop China’s Expansion In the South China Sea? Flying one mission to reaffirm the right to fly over international air space is not enough WASHINGTON – In response to China’s totally preposterous sovereignty claims over the entire South China Sea, the US sent...