Tag Archives: china

Bear Witness to the Madness

Second-rate economic data is first-rate news for Wall Street these days.  We don’t quite comprehend the logic.  But the popular reasoning goes something like this… Good economic data is bad for stocks.  For it means the Fed will begin increasing … Continue reading

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The Fastest Way to Escape a Debt Trap

Borrowing money and spending it can be fun.  Certainly more fun than saving and paying down debt.  Not only that, borrowing money’s much easier too. Saving takes prudence, discipline, and hard work.  Running up the credit card takes none of … Continue reading

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China’s Spectacular Reckoning

Change is constant.  You can count on it.  Earlier this week, for instance, it was revealed that China’s economy is growing at just 7 percent annually.  The Middle Kingdom’s GDP hasn’t been this slow since 2009…during the midst of the … Continue reading

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China’s Economy is Doomed

Sometime early last summer, Hui Ka Yan, chairman of Evergrande Real Estate in China, displayed his brilliant deal making abilities.  He took time off from developing and selling residential real estate buildings to sell China’s most popular soccer team to … Continue reading

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