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China Evergrande: How would liquidation impact the economy?

A Hong Kong court has issued a winding-up order on one of China’s largest real estate developers. A liquidation could spell more bad news for the world’s second-largest economy. Troubled property developer China Evergrande said...

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It is not So Much about the Fed’s hike Today but the Forward Guidance

A consolidative tone has emerged ahead of the outcome of the FOMC meeting later today. The focus is not so much on the 75 bp rate hike, but on its forward guidance. Many expect the...

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China Bends, Russia Doubles Down, and the Euro Approaches $1.10

Russia’s brutality as it re-positioned forces in Ukraine and China’s move to ease the clash with US auditors dominate the news. Hong Kong tech stocks rallied on the news while mainland markets are closed today...

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China and Hong Kong Stocks Plummet, Yields Soar

While the World Health Organization debates about downgrading Covid from a pandemic, the rise China and Hong Kong cases is striking.  A lockdown in Shenzhen and restrictions in Shanghai, coupled with a record fine by...

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The Countries with the Most Monstrous Business Debts: US in 22nd Place Despite Massive Spike During the Pandemic

The debt of US nonfinancial businesses had already surged in recent years, but when the Pandemic hit, businesses went on a borrowing binge as the Fed has repressed interest rates to record lows even for...

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Politics, Recovery -What could go wrong?

In case anyone was wondering, the title of this edition of Economic Insights is a misquotation from the C19 English poet Robert Browning and constitutes, therefore, a literary upgrade to the previous edition’s self-indulgent punning...