Oxstones Investment Club™By Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes Blog, Shares of China’s social network Renren (RENN) are now worth half their May 4 IPO […]
China Stocks Drop to Nine-Month Low on Economic Growth, Bank Loan Concern
From Bloomberg, China’s stocks fell to the lowest level in almost nine months after Nomura Holdings Inc. forecast the central […]
Emerging Market Fund Watch: MSCI Index Reclassification Doesn’t Change Much
From 247 WallSt site, In yesterday’s article about emerging market funds, we noted that three of the funds that track […]
Martin Wolf: Why China Could Fail Like Japan
From Naked Capitalism site, The Financial Times’ economics editor Martin Wolf takes up the theme treated at some length by […]
Wave of Violent Protests, Rioting, Bombings Hits China; Expect More Riots When China’s Credit Bubble Pops, Exposing Mountains of Fraud
By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com, Protests are not uncommon in China. However, most protests have been in rural areas where […]
China Puts Nuclear Power Plans on Hold
By Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes Blog, China is putting its expansive nuclear power plans on hold. The decision comes after months […]
To Caffeinate China, Starbucks Takes A Page From Burberry’s Playbook
Anyone who has set foot in one of China’s larger cities over the past five years has undoubtedly noticed the […]
Chinese Real Estate Bubble Finally Imploding?
From Naked Capitalism site, The warnings of successful shorts like Jim Chanos, old Asia hands like Frank Verneroso, and economists […]
China Plows Into Absurd Bet on Long-Term Japanese Debt
By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Bloomberg reports China’s Net Purchases of Japan’s Long-Term Debt Rises to Record in April China’s […]
New Silk Road could revitalize war-torn Afghanistan
By Prof. Li Xiguang, Global Research.ca, For thousands of years, the Pamir passes have served as the crossroads of […]