InternationalAnalysis
Why China’s Economy Is on Borrowed Time
On Friday China announced its economy had expanded at a 6.7 percent rate in the first quarter of 2016. While this is the slowest growth… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
On Friday China announced its economy had expanded at a 6.7 percent rate in the first quarter of 2016. While this is the slowest growth… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Typing the phrase “Panama Papers” into Baidu (China’s equivalent to Google) will yield the message “The search results may not meet the relevant regulations, and… Read More
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On Monday, for the first time, Beijing announced a “red alert.” The alarm was a consequence of the thick smog that had blanketed the city… Read More
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In June of 2013, Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping met at Sunnylands, the former Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The “shirtsleeve summit” was… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In mid-June, China’s Shanghai Composite Index was up a dazzling 60 percent since the beginning of the year. It was the highest level in more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
To give perspective, China is the world’s second largest economy, as well as the second largest importer. It is the largest trading nation for 75… Read More
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On Tuesday and Wednesday, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) devalued the renminbi by almost 4 percent, the most significant two-day devaluation since the mid-1990s…. Read More
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From the summer of 2009 through 2012, I was an American economist living in Beijing. Although an avid stock investor, I have never once owned… Read More
InternationalCommentary
This week marks the end of Narendra Modi’s first year as prime minister of India. Elected with an unprecedented majority in Parliament, Indians had high… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Any day now, a major debate will commence in Congress over legislation to grant Trade Promotion Authority to the executive branch. Among the more controversial… Read More