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In 2018, President Donald Trump set out on a path to improve the US economy by challenging the US-China trade relationship which he determined was unfairly tilted against the US. Over the past year, tariffs were implemented by both governments as pressure on unresolved trade negotiations for a...
Since Chinese President Xi and the National People’s Congress removed presidential term limits, the prospect of Xi’s leadership (and that of his successors) potentially lasting decades has become reality. Although seen as controversial move abroad, the move should allow even mo...
The Chinese simply did what every Economics textbook currently in print says you are supposed to do. When confronted with a downturn, no matter its size you borrow your way through it. In fact, it says the greater the contraction the more you need to lean on finance. The neo-Keynesian model is...
Philippe Petit, the man who became world-famous for his death-defying high wire walk between the World Trade center's twin towers in New York once said : "To overpower vertigo - the keeper of the abyss - one must tame it, cautiously" . Image Source: Telegraph Young Petit's jaw-dropping...
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 Iris Pang , Economist China's GDP growth has slumped to its slowest pace in almost three decades, as trade tensions weigh on sentiment and activity. While retail sales appear to be holding up so far, we see signs that the tech war is starting to affect job security and expecte...
By Anwiti Bahuguna, Ph.D., Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Multi-Asset Strategy The ups and downs of trade talks have analysts sharpening their pencils and reassessing the impact of trade policy on growth and inflation. In late May, trade talks between the U.S. and China ended abruptly...
The latest batch of economic data from China featured a little something for everyone. For those thinking about a second half rebound, retail sales gained nearly 10% in June. It was the first time near to double digits since March 2018. At the other end of the spectrum, Real GDP rose just 6.2%...
China and Russia dominate BRICS' current account dynamics and this is not about to change. Both China and Russia have been posting strong current account figures in recent years, and this is not changing with the onset of the Russia sanctions in 2014 and the Trump Trade Wars in 2018. The two...
The toll of the U.S.-China tariff war continued to grow in May 2019, with the gap between the pre-trade war trend and the trailing twelve-month average of the total valuation of goods and services directly traded between the two nations widening to $8.3 billion for the month. Since both nati...