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China's slowdown is troubling U.S. companies that have enjoyed strong exports to that giant economy. Caterpillar (CAT) missed earnings estimates partly because of China. 3M (MMM) warned of a sales slowdown related to weak China business. Apple (AAPL) and NVIDIA (NVDA) warned about cons...
By John Lin and Stuart Rae The Chinese stock market is changing at breathtaking speed and is on track to reach maturity faster than any other in history. Global investors have been reluctant to dive in, but there are good reasons to get acquainted with the companies serving the world's sec...
Europe is awash in credit exhaustion, and so is China. The signs are everywhere: credit exhaustion is global , and that means the global growth story is over: revenues and profits are all sliding as lending dries up and defaults pile up. What is credit exhaustion? Qualified buyers don'...
Asian markets firmed overnight, after the Dow and Nasdaq boasted their eighth consecutive weekly gains, on hopes the U.S. and China would hammer out an agreement resolving their protracted trade war. More news on: iShares China Large-Cap ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, Deutsche X-...
Near the end of 2017, Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People's Bank (PBOC), spoke of "fierce market reactions" and a possible Minsky Moment, the tipping point when credit cycles break and euphoric booms collapse under their own weight. Mr. Zhou told China Daily that asset speculation and...
According to some international observers, the Lunar New Year sales indicate a plunge in Chinese consumption. Economic realities tell a different story. Chinese Lunar New Year can be seen as a barometer for Chinese private consumption, due to gift-giving and family reunions. Consequently, ...
By OpenMarkets Trade tension between the United States and China "is dominating pretty much every aspect of trading," says Jack Bouroudjian. He discusses the outlook for a resolution to tensions, and what that could mean for markets in the weeks ahead. Editor's Note : The summary ...
While oil prices rebounded in January 2019 around the world, outside of crude, commodities continued to struggle. According to the World Bank's Pink Sheet, base metal prices fell another 1.8% on average from December. On an annual basis, these commodities as a group are about 16% below where t...
By Owain Johnson At A Glance Energy markets are closely watching trade negotiations between the United States and China. U.S. exports continued to rise in 2018, even as China stopped buying U.S. crude. The latest monthly report on Chinese trade data contained yet another reminder...
By Francis A. Scotland U.S. monetary policy announcements can be cryptic at times. Not so the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The January 30 press conference was the final act to some dramatic theatre that does play out from time to time at the Federal Reserve (Fed). The earlie...