OBOR News and Press, KraneShares MSCI One Belt One Road Index From 10/17/19

Changes in various monetary aggregates are often the earliest leading indicator that monetary policy (tightening or easing) is flowing through the economy. This is a concept that we detailed in a note earlier this week. As central banks ease monetary policy and lower interest rates...

The sad thing about the trade war itself OK, so we know that the very idea of a trade war is a pretty silly thing to have. At least, in economics it's all a most odd thing to worry about. A trade deficit doesn't matter very much as it's always offset by a capital account surplus. It's entire...

Chinese consumer inflation has risen to a near-six-year peak , driven by a spike in pork prices. More news on: iShares China Large-Cap ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF, Global news and forex, News on ETFs Read more ...

(Source - Pexels/Tom Fisk ) The much anticipated U.S.-China trade talks are now over. Thank goodness, because I for one am getting a bit tired of hearing the word "deal" on financial media and want to discuss the greater issues. Still, fully assessing deals like this are important in unders...

Equity futures have taken a tumble as the South China Morning Post says there's no progress to report from a couple of days of deputy-level talks with the U.S. over trade. More news on: iShares China Large-Cap ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 C...

China's Economic Figures Show a Slowing Economy That some 20% of humanity inhabit an economy that seems to be slowing in its growth rate isn't good news on the general level. That some 20% or so of the global economy is slowing in its growth is bad news for us more directly - growth elsewher...

By Jonathan Liss Jonathan Krane knows China. In fact, the world's most populous country - and second largest economy - has been the focus of his career for more than 15 years now. In the early 2000s he picked up and moved to the Chinese mainland, starting a successful media comp...

By Iris Pang, Economist, Greater China China's credit growth, including loan growth, was softer than expected. Shadow banking activities shrank, which implies funding for infrastructure projects mainly came through local government special bonds - likely to limit the overall activity g...

There are different ways to measure economic strength, but China and Japan have the second and third largest GDP. The projected Chinese GDP for 2019 is $14.1 trillion while projected Japanese GDP for 2019 is $5.2 trillion with the US in first place with $21.4 trillion. The Chinese economy is...

In recent weeks, it has become abundantly clear that the path of the global economy will depend on the outcome of the ongoing trade standoff between China and the United States. Investors are finally starting to grasp the implications of a full-blown trade war, an event previously considered a...