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January 27, 2006

China
But what is in the other 50% of China’s basket? Hong Kong dollar?

China's central bank governor Zhou said the dollar accounts for 50% of China's currency basket.  From Market News International:The weighting of the US dollar in the currency basket which China uses …

December 4, 2008

China
China is starting to sound like a normal creditor country

Most creditors believe that the debtor needs to take the lead in addressing their own problems. China is, apparently, no different. Geoff Dyer of the Financial Times reports: Wang Qishan, a vice…

October 17, 2013

America the Reckless

MILAN--The world’s developed countries face growth and employment shortfalls, while developing countries are confronting huge challenges in adapting to increasingly volatile capital flows while adjus…

The statue of Grief and History stands in front of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington (Kevin Lamarque/Courtesy Reuters).

March 1, 2016

Trade
China’s Volatile Growth

This article was co-authored with Fred Hu, Chairman and Founder of Primavera Capital Group, a China-based global investment firm. MILAN – Uncertainty about China’s economic prospects is roiling gl…

China Economy

January 26, 2006

China
The intent is good …

The Governor of the China's Central Bank said pretty much all the right things at Davos - at least from my point of view.    China does need to base its growth far more on domestic consumption.  And …