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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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China’s Concrete Problem

There’s always something fascinating going on when it comes to the economy.  Take China, for instance.  According to the International Monetary Fund, and the notion of purchasing power parity, they’re the world’s largest economy. Nonetheless, they’ve started the year off … Continue reading

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Treasury Bubble Redux

Last week, while everyone was busy gawping at the stock market’s wild swings and oil’s epic fall from grace, we set our sights on the 10 Year Treasury note.  On Thursday and Friday the yield touched down at 1.75 percent.  … Continue reading

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