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China is famous for its regulatory whimsy, and “regulation” almost always takes up a big part of the “risks” section in any Chinese company’s IPO when going public in the U.S. or Hong Kong. U.S.-China tensions have also taken their toll with both Bei...

The focus on Wall Street is all about inflation and whether the Fed is making a policy mistake. If there’s one major central bank that’s hoping to catch a break on inflation, the Bank of England is surely it. The week kicks off with a selection of Chinese data releas...

In the EU, the Commission recently rolled out the “Fit for 55” legislation, which basically touches on all areas of policy and practice towards the EU's climate goals, including more renewable energy adoption, more applications for emissions trading, a faster rollout of EVs,...

The market is still digesting the implications of Wednesday's CPI shock. The dollar's gains accelerated since the higher than expected CPI report. Disappointing economic data contributed to the losses of the sterling and the Australian dollar. For further details see: Ha...

China's property sector is not a growth driver of the Chinese economy, but a growth passenger. China's fiscal system also created incentives for local governments to favor housing market development. If the Chinese government continues to put off economic reforms, China's true gro...

While it's true that markets have a storied history of ignoring even the tensest of flashpoints between nations, what happens between the world’s largest two nations matters for markets. Markets cannot just forever shrug off rising geopolitical tensions, and in particular, Chin...

Global economic growth gained momentum at the start of the fourth quarter as disruptions to businesses in many countries eased in line with a reduction in COVID-19 case numbers. The PMI was boosted by faster service sector growth, which picked up sharply to the highest for three month...

The October inflation report is expected to show pricing pressures run to the hottest levels since 1990. China releases Inflation data on Wednesday but in the immediate term markets will be on tenterhooks over the coming weekend. Australian employment data on Thursday will cause i...

From the RBA and ECB to the Bank of England and Federal Reserve, the central banks pushed back against the dramatic backing up in short-term rates with varying degrees of adamance. Attention now turns from central bank meetings to economic reports that will influence future monetary p...

Federal Reserve to begin tapering asset purchases this month. Markets stunned by BoE decision to hold rates steady. China GDP growth forecast for 2022 lowered. For further details see: Caught Off Guard: Bank Of England Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged, Surprising Markets ...