Should The West Be Nervous About China? Why does the sovereign debt fever keep on sweeping world stock markets like a relentless case of the flu? Because so many nations are fiscally unhealthy and unwilling to discipline their lavish spending habits. Every sovereign bailout is followed by another chilling wave of fear about the next [...]

More Tightening On The Way For China? The Data Says “Yes” A tighter monetary policy has been the anvil weighing on Chinese stocks this year and the latest batch of economic statistics out of the world’s largest country indicate more tightening could be on the way. On Monday, China reported a surprise $1.68 billion trade [...]

Manufacturing Activity: Another Chapter In China’s Growth Story About: China’s economy, china economy, Chinese economy, Chinese exports, Yuan appreciation, China economic growth, China’s manufacturing sector For all the talk of Beijing trying to cool economic growth, China’s economy is still expanding at a rapid pace, highlighted by April manufacturing data that showed China’s manufacturing sector [...]

China’s Post-Christmas Treat About: (China Economy, China Stock Digest, World Bank, China Stock, China’s Economic Growth) Once again China has delivered the kind of surprise that U.S. politicians and economists could only dream of – a major jump in GDP statistics. While most of us were digesting Christmas dinner China revised its growth rate for [...]

Moody’s Lifts China’s Mood with Positive Rating About: (China’s Economic Recovery, China’s ADR Index Moody’s Investors Service) The first truly positive news since the financial crisis is all about China. Moody’s Investors Service has boosted China’s sovereign ratings outlook to positive from stable.  Today’s upgrade for China was the first by any major ratings agency [...]