by GoldCore – “World’s most dangerous hotspot” is in the South China Sea – Currency and trade wars can lead to shooting wars warns Rickards – Chinese buildup in South China Sea like ‘preparing for World War III’ says US senator …
by WARREN MOSLER Imports up, exports down: China’s December industrial profits fall for 2nd straight month (Reuters) Profits notched up by China’s industrial firms declined 1.9 percent from a year earlier to 680.8 billion yuan ($100.9 billion) in December. For …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The moment the money runs out. Oceanwide Plaza – a three-tower condominium, hotel, and retail complex expected to cost over $1 billion – is one of the largest real estate projects in downtown Los Angeles. It …
via caixinglobal: China is encouraging insurance companies to invest more of their $2.65 trillion of assets in securities as part of the government’s efforts to bolster liquidity and revitalize the gloomy capital markets. The commission wants insurance institutions to use their …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Nvidia again cut its revenue guidance for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2019, which runs through January, this time by 18.5% from its previously cut guidance, down to $2.2 billion. Last time it had …
This article was written by Elias Marat and originally published at The Mind Unleashed Officials in China have launched a new app that notifies users if someone within 500 yards of them is in debt. Dubbed the “Map of Deadbeat Debtors,” …
ITM Trading, Released on 1/25/19 Link to slides and sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/great… Trade wars continue between the US and China, the two largest global economies. In the US, they say the trade war is having an impact on China’s economy, which is …
by Amy S. Several nations, including China and Russia, are building powerful nuclear bombs designed to produce super-electromagnetic pulse (EMP) waves capable of devastating all electronics—from computers to electric grids—for hundreds of miles, according to a newly-released congressional study. According to The …
BY JOHN MAULDIN China is facing many challenges. That’s probably not news to you. But what we often fail to understand is this: China will deal with those challenges in a much different way than what we are used to in the …
by Amy S. Despite constant reassurances from federal overseers, Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the economy’s frail nature. While media pundits and analysts desperately push the failure of central planning and Keynesian economics, these five experts continue to be proven …
Jack Davis for the Western Journal reports, China’s economy is showing signs of damage as President Donald Trump continues to put pressure on America’s largest trading partner. On Monday, China officially posted that its economic growth was the lowest since …
The China War is real. China is figuring out how to fight it. America is figuring out how to sell it. Our General Petraeus was at the Raisina Dialogue in India. According to a tweet from an attendee, he told …
China has been able to gain a significant foothold of power in Southeast Asia without starting an open conflict with the United States. AEI’s Oriana Skylar Mastro breaks down the strategies that have put China in this advantageous position. …
via Reuters: China will step up fiscal spending this year to support its economy, focusing on further cuts in taxes and fees for small firms, finance ministry officials said on Wednesday. Mounting pressure on the world’s second-biggest economy pushed growth last …
BY JOHN MAULDIN The US and China are the world’s largest and second-largest economies. They are also entwined in so many ways that it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other starts. Some call it “Chimerica.” which is an …
In a time where central banks said they would accelerate quantitative tightening, China decided to ramp up the printing presses. A massive decline in the stock market, a slowing of the real estate market, and the economy becoming sluggish has …
by GoldCore – “Something wicked this way comes” warns John Mauldin – Shaky China: Chinese landing could be harder than expected – Brexit and EU Breakage: “I have long thought the EU will eventually fall apart” – Helpless Europe: If Germany sneezes, …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “What we witnessed in November and December was just extraordinary.” “I’ve been a manager for almost half a century, but this is the first time I’ve seen such a large single-month drop in orders for us,” …
via scmp: Midway into January five Chinese companies are already likely to default on 3.5 billion yuan (US$446.25 million) worth of debt Beijing Kang Dexin Composite Material tumbled 10 per cent on Tuesday after saying it’s likely to default on the …
China’s economic growth rate for 2017 has been revised down to 6.8 per cent from 6.9 per cent as part of annual data revisions, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Friday. The estimated size of the economy at …
by sundance In November of last year the New York Post interviewed President Trump asking specifically why he was not declassifying “spygate” documents, and inquiring about the purpose for his reluctance. President Trump responded: “Maybe it’s better that the public not see what’s been …
TradersChoice.net, Released on 1/18/19 Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several …
via thediplomat: On the issue of Huawei, China realizes that the United States has enlisted its allies to collectively encircle the Chinese high-tech company. This sets a precedent for the United States to gather allies to suppress China in other areas …
What does the fact that China just injected a RECORD amount of money into their markets tell you about the state of their economy and financial system right now? The stock market is weak. Yes, I said it. $15 …
by DontLetHATEUniteYou Like we said, it is crazy that government is spying and recording everything, we are now saying that it would be crazy to have a score determining a person’s standing in society. We already have a scoring system …
What does China own in the US? from CNBC. via CNBC: Chinese foreign direct investment into North America and Europe fell by 73 percent to a six-year low in 2018, Baker and McKenzie said. That’s as the United States tightened …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Welcome to the Big Club of Saturation & Decline. For the month of December, light new-vehicle sales in China plunged 13%, compared to a year ago, to 2.23 million vehicles, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers …
via @StockBoardAsset: China, Japan, & South Korea have been leading the recent market swoon Baltic Dry & Tanker rates fading hard in the first few weeks into 2019, not an optimistic sign for global trade lot of headlines from China Global …
