Home » Posts tagged 'china' (Page 100)
Tag Archives: china
The Reality Behind the Numbers in China’s Boom-Bust Economy
The Reality Behind the Numbers in China’s Boom-Bust Economy Last year, the world was stunned by an IMF report which found the Chinese economy larger and more productive than that of the United States, both in terms of raw GDP and purchasing power parity (PPP). The Chinese people created more goods and had more purchasing power with […]
The Hidden Debt Burden of Emerging Markets
The Hidden Debt Burden of Emerging Markets As central bankers and finance ministers from around the globe gather for the International Monetary Fund’s annual meetings here in Peru, the emerging world is rife with symptoms of increasing economic vulnerability. Gone are the days when IMF meetings were monopolized by the problems of the advanced economies […]
China Threatens The U.S., Says Will “Not Tolerate Violations Of Its Territorial Waters”
China Threatens The U.S., Says Will “Not Tolerate Violations Of Its Territorial Waters” While the geopolitical posturing between the US and China over the South China Seas is nothing new, the latest and most dramatic installment started just one month ago, when as part of its celebration to commemorate the successful victory over Japan in […]
Ranking the Peasants – China Introduces Orwellian “Citizen Scores”
Ranking the Peasants – China Introduces Orwellian “Citizen Scores” The following is extraordinarily creepy and disturbing. It’s also extremely clever, from a jackbooted, fascist thug perspective. When massive censorship itself isn’t enough… TechDirt reports: China’s plan to control the hearts, minds and internet connections of its citizens continues unimpeded. That’s the great thing about authoritarian regimes: rollout […]
Taking a Bite Out of Plastic Waste: New Research Offers Unexpected Promise as Permaculture Hack
Taking a Bite Out of Plastic Waste: New Research Offers Unexpected Promise as Permaculture Hack Reducing plastic pollution has seemed a daunting prospect, until now. Can the tiny Mealworm bite off more than we can chew? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans alone throw away 25 billion Styrofoam cups each year. Styrofoam […]
America to Collapse As Dollar Dies: “You Cannot Stop What Is Coming… 25 to 50 Million Dead in 90 Days”
America to Collapse As Dollar Dies: “You Cannot Stop What Is Coming… 25 to 50 Million Dead in 90 Days” A collapse is coming… but not as quickly as many are expecting. There are many people high up in the power structure who not only see an end to the dollar coming soon, but an […]
Bernanke’s Balderdash
Bernanke’s Balderdash The US and world economies are drifting inexorably into the next recession owing to the deflationary collapse of commodities, capital spending and world trade. These are the inevitable “morning after” consequence of the 20-year global credit binge which has now reached its apogee. The apparent global boom during that period was actually a central bank driven excursion […]
With a Collapse in Commodity Prices, What Happens Next?
With a Collapse in Commodity Prices, What Happens Next? This has to be a scary time for virtually all commodities investors, whether one is talking about investing in commodities directly or in commodities companies. From oil to aluminum, nearly all commodities are not just trading near multi-year lows, but multi-decade lows. Bloomberg recently noted that commodities are […]
How the Chinese Will Establish a New Financial Order
How the Chinese Will Establish a New Financial Order For many years now, it’s been clear that China would soon be pulling the strings in the U.S. financial system. In 2015, the American people owe the Chinese government nearly $1.5 trillion. I know big numbers don’t mean much to most people, but keep in mind… […]
Failure to Launch
Failure to Launch The popular belief that the U.S. economy has been steadily recovering has endured months of disappointing data without losing much of its appeal. A deep bench of excuses, ranging from the weather to the Chinese economy, has been called on to justify why the economy hasn’t built up any noticeable steam, and […]
High Priests of Global Finance Stoke Emerging Market Fears
High Priests of Global Finance Stoke Emerging Market Fears Two of the most important guardians of global finance, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the IIF (Institute of International Finance), gave their verdict on the current state of the global economy this week. And their message could not be clearer: beware the dreaded fate of […]
Did World War III Start on the Precise Day of the ECM?
Did World War III Start on the Precise Day of the ECM? Russia began bombing CIA trained rebels in Syria precisely on the day of the turn in the Economic Confidence Model. This bombing has continued as CNN pointed out. Now, hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to also join a major ground offensive in support of […]
How Bad Can This Get, And How Fast?
How Bad Can This Get, And How Fast? There’s so much negative real bad economic and financial news out there that it’s hard to choose a ‘favorite’, but I guess I’m going to have to go with what underlies and ‘structures’ it all, the IIF stating that for the first time since 1988 and the […]
Australia Is “Going Down Under”: “The Bubble Is About To Burst”, RBS Warns
Australia Is “Going Down Under”: “The Bubble Is About To Burst”, RBS Warns Thanks to a variety of idiosyncratic political crises and country-specific stumbling blocks, Brazil, Turkey, Malaysia, and to a lesser extent Russia, have received the lion’s share of coverage when it comes to assessing the EM damage wrought by the comically bad combination […]
