Chinese exiting US real estate as Beijing directs money back to shore up economy

Chinese net purchases of U.S. commercial real estate last year dwindled to their lowest level since 2012, as Beijing kept […]

By Aidualc | 11 Feb 19 | Posted in Asia, North America, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Next Global Reserve Currency

  By Chuck Butler I will admit some trepidation in beginning this morning’s commentary with such an audacious title, but long-time […]

By Aidualc | 08 Jul 15 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Renminbi’s New Normal

By Teresa Kong, Matthews Asia, The gyrations in Chinese money markets in the last few weeks have caused much alarm […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Mar 14 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Yuan Overtakes Ruble as World Payments Currency: SWIFT

For the first time, China’s yuan has overtaken the Russian ruble for transactions in the global payment system, according to […]

By Aidualc | 12 Mar 13 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Does Weak Dollar Mean Strong China?

It seems both Romney and Obama agree that Bernanke’s weak dollar policy is the ticket out of this mess, but […]

By Aidualc | 27 Nov 12 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

BRICS Make Move to Shove Dollar Aside

by David Marsh, Market Watch, China and four other leading high-growth economies have taken landmark steps toward lowering the importance […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Apr 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China Should Raise Its Currency—for Its Own Good

By Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, China’s cheap currency, one of the great boogeymen of international economics, will come roaring back […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Jan 11 | Posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Bank of China Lets Americans Bet on Yuan

By CHRIS V. NICHOLSON, NY Times, Bank of China, one of the country’s main state-owned lenders, is now allowing American […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Jan 11 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, North America | Comments (0)

Yuan Withstands Europe Debt Crisis With Biggest Asian Gain: China Credit

By Bloomberg News China’s yuan is climbing the most in Asia as investors from UOB Asset Management Ltd. to Union […]

By Bo | 07 Dec 10 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Western Europe | Comments (0)